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Polish Rugelach


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  • Author: Living the Gourmet
  • 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:

  1. 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:

  1. Combine ¾ cup sugar, cranberries walnuts, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and cocoa powder in food processor and give it a few good chops. Set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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