This special Jewish delight is one of my favorite recipes to make when the weather cools. It's rich, buttery dough is baked with dried fruit and nuts between each flaky layer!
Polish Rugelach
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 64 cookies 1x
Ingredients
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Dough:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 3/4 all purpose flour
Filling:
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup dried cranberries and raisins mixed
- 2/3 cup chopped toasted walnuts or almonds
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
Instructions
For dough:
- Beat butter and cream cheese in large bowl until light. Add sugar; beat until fluffy. Mix in flour. Gather dough into ball and gently knead until smooth. Gather into ball and flatten wrap in plastic wrap and chill 1 hour. When ready, divide dough into four pieces.
For filling:
- Combine ¾ cup sugar, cranberries walnuts, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and cocoa powder in food processor and give it a few good chops. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place 1 dough piece on floured work surface. Roll out dough to about 1/8 inch thickness. Spread 3 tablespoons filling over round, leaving ½ – inch border. Cut round into 1/8 in. wedges. Starting at wide end of each wedge, roll up tightly and completely to tip.
- Place cookies, tip pointing down, on ungreased baking sheet and form into crescents. Repeat with 3 more dough disks and filling. Bake until golden, about 20 minutes. Repeat with remaining 4 disks.
Notes
Prep Time does NOT include Inactive Prep Time!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
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I hope you enjoy these little pleasures as much as my family and I have! Serve with tea or a good cup of coffee!
Enjoy with Love!
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Cool Lassi(e) says
Catherine,
They look splendid!Like cute croissants with cocoa fillings..Is it crunchy or chewy? Sorry I haven't heard of these before.
Catherine says
Dear Lassi,
These cookies are flaky and soft. Thank you for stopping by and commenting!
Blessings,
Catherine~
Allie and Pattie says
Catherine, rugelach are a favorite here. It's one of the first things my DIL asked me to teach her, so it also brings lovely memories 🙂
xoxo Pattie
MaryMoh says
These look pretty and addictive. Would be so good with a cup of coffee...yum
Joanne says
Mmm rugelach are one of my favorite cookies! Love this filling.
Peabody says
I just made a version of rugelach, yours turned our far lovelier than mine! Yum.
Chow and Chatter says
this looks wonderful 🙂 can't beat from scratch
Leanne @ Healthful Pursuit says
mmm these look delicious! Such a beautiful presentation. I want some of those on my table! [as I sit here eating almond butter out of the jar]
Amelia@SavoryandSweet says
These sound delicious,just my kind of treat!
Fresh Local and Best says
These look like such hearty sweet rolls. I like that you use cranberry in the filling.
alwayswinner786 says
This cookies look awesome perfect with tea and coffee and I love the flavor and filling ingredients... it's just divine!
Katerina says
I've made once these rugelash and they were great but I think yours are better than mine especially with the filling you put in them.
Mary says
I love these cookies and the ones you made are gorgeous to look at. I really have to try your recipe. I hope you have a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary
Reeni says
The rugelach is so scrumptious looking Catherine!
Couscous & Consciousness says
Catherine, these pastries look absolutely wonderful. I would love one for my supper tonight.
Sue 🙂
À LA GRAHAM says
These look fabulous! And I am so excited to see the recipe because they are on my "need to bake" list and sadly my "need to eat list"...I cannot believe that I have never tried them before...look amazing!
Christina says
These are very cute cookies. The filling sounds delicious.
wonderfullyflo.com says
Ive never seen anything like that in my life!! They look like croissants 😀
Victor says
Seriously, I never knew the name of this pastry. I order often in the bakery. I'll sure give this a try!
Anna A. says
YUM! I've always wondered about making these. Love your blog Catherine!
Roma says
Wow!i can't help it!so adorably Delicious!
Fiolunka says
Mmm...polish rugelach sound familiar 🙂 greetings from Poland 😉