Holiday Crescents - cream cheese

Method

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a medium mixing bowl beat cream cheese with electric mixer until smooth.
• Add butter, beat until smooth.
• Add flour and beat until combined.
• cover and chill 2 hours or until easy to handle.
• Meanwhile, in small mixing bowl combine pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, egg whites and vanilla.
• Divide dough into 18 portions.
• Roll each portion into 5 inch square or circle.
• Spoon a rounded tablespoon of nut mixture in a 1/2 inch band about 1 inch from the edge of dough, roll up.
• Form into horseshoe shape and pinch ends together to seal.
• Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 25 minutes or until light brown.
• Remove to wire racks and cool Roll cookies in powdered sugar.