Cream Cheese and Jelly Cookies

3/4 c Margarine, softened
8 oz Pkg. reduced=fat cream cheese, softened
2 1/2 ts Equal Measure OR 8 pkts. Equal sweetner
2 c All-purpose flour
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 c Black cherry OR seedless raspberry spreadable fruit

Beat margarine, cream cheese, and Equal Measure in medium bowl until fluffy; mix in flour and salt, forming a soft dough. Refrigerate, covered, until dough is firm, about 3 hours. Roll dough on lightly floured surface into circle 1/8 inch thick, cut into rounds with 3 inch cutter. Place rounded 1/4 teaspoon spreadable fruit in center of each round; fold rounds into halves and crimp edges firmly with tines of fork. Pierce tops of cookies with tip of sharp knife. Bake cookies on greased cookie sheets in preheated 350~ oven until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

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