Fruit and Nut Pinwheels

These are the best tasting pinwheels, just like a cinnamon bun with benefits!!

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 30 pinwheels

Ingredients

• 4  ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 3  tablespoons sugar, divided
• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 1  cup  smuckers  cherry jam
• 1  cup dried cranberries or 1  cup dried cherries
• 3⁄4 cup  toasted walnuts, chopped
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1. In bowl, beat cream cheese with butter until fluffy; beat in 1 tablespoons sugar. Stir in flour in 2 additions.
2. Divide dough in half; shape each half into a rectangle. Wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
3. Place jam, and dried fruit in food processor and process until finely choped. Stir in chopped walnuts.
4. Combine remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon.
5. Sprinkle work surface with half sugar-cinnamon mixture.
6. Place 1 rectangle dough on top of the sugar mixture, with floured rolling pin, roll out dough into 12x8-inch rectangle.
7. Spread with half jam mixture and starting at the long side, roll into tight log.
8. Cut into 1/2-inch thick slices (discarding ends) and place on parchment lined baking sheets.
9. Repeat with remaining sugar mixture, dough and filling.
10. Bake at 350F for about 24 minutes or until golden.
11. Cool in pans on racks. Store in air-tight containers.