Aunt Margaret's Rolickys

If you are making up the dough balls ahead of time, get them out of the fridge at least two hours before you plan on filling, rolling, & baking. 

Single Batch 

To make the dough, combine the following:

2 8 ounce blocks cream cheese, softened
2 sticks of butter
4 cups flour

To make the walnut filling combine:

1 pound ground walnuts
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup evaporated milk.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Roll dough into walnut-sized balls, then roll out in powdered sugar. Spread with a slightly heaping 1/2 TBSP of nut mixture. Roll up, pinch ends, place on a cookie sheet, and then bend into a crescent shape.

Bake for 20 minutes. Sift more powdered sugar on top.

Makes about 4 dozen.

Batch-and-a-Half:

When making the dough, make one batch, remove it from the stand mixer bowl, and then make the half batch. Doing it all at once creates a huge mess.

To make the dough, combine the following:

3 8 ounce blocks cream cheese, softened
3 sticks of butter
6 cups flour

To make the walnut filling combine:

1.5 pound ground walnuts
1.5 cup sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Roll dough into walnut-sized balls, then roll out in powdered sugar. Spread with a slightly heaping 1/2 TBSP of nut mixture. Roll up, pinch ends, place on a cookie sheet, and then bend into a crescent shape.

Bake for 20 minutes. Sift more powdered sugar on top.