The devil may be fawning and wily to break one's commitment to God, or he may be hostile and deadly. He appeals to the innate selfishness of humans to get us to disobey God: “You desire things, you deserve them, and you will get them.” The word that we can gain anything we want in life – wealth, health, the perfect mate, business success, respect from others – is irresistible to those who are obsessed with themselves. The devil can quote Scripture and tell lies about God so that evil masquerades as something good. He can get persons to believe that their personal interests are indistinguishable from God's interests. When we do not get what we want, the devil uses a snake-headed bitterness that rears up from the caverns of the heart to destroy others and ourselves. Satan also tries to lead us to mistrust God and so to put God to the test.

David Garland

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy, Grains	Jewish		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	lb	Butter
1	c	Sugar
2 1/2	c	All-purpose flour
1		Egg yolk
4	oz	Cream cheese
1/4	c	Nuts, chopped somewhat finely (walnuts, almonds, or pistachios)
		Jam or preserves

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350:F. Cream together the butter and sugar.
2. Add the flour and egg yolk and mix well.
3. Add the cream cheese and mix well.
4. Roll into balls about 5/8 inch in diameter. Place them on an ungreased
cookie sheet (the cookies don't grow when baked, so they can be somewhat
close together). Then press your thumb into each to flatten it and make an
indentation to hold some jam. Fill it with jam.
5. Sprinkle chopped nuts on rim of cookie.
6. Bake at 350:F for 15 to 20 minutes.
Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest V96 #089
From: Brian Mailman <bmailman@hooked.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 1996 10:58:50 -0800

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