Cranberry Rugelach

Cranberry Rugelach
Cranberry Rugelach requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 48. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 96 calories. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have firmly brown sugar, granulated sugar, flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

1
In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat 1 cup butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until smooth.
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Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar and the brown sugar and beat until very smooth.
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In a medium bowl, mix 2 1/4 cups flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and cloves.
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Add to butter mixture, stir to mix, then beat until well blended. Divide dough into thirds and flatten each into a disk. Wrap each in plastic wrap and freeze until firm, about 45 minutes.
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With a floured rolling pin, on a lightly floured surface, roll one disk at a time into a 1/8-inch-thick round about 12 inches in diameter.
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Spread each evenly with about 1/2 cup Cranberry Filling, then sprinkle with a third of the chopped white chocolate and a third of the walnuts.
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Cut each round into 16 wedges. Starting at the wide end, roll each wedge around filling; bend each roll slightly into a crescent.
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Place cookies about 1 inch apart on buttered 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.
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In a small bowl, beat egg yolk and milk to blend. In another small bowl, mix remaining 1/3 cup granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
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Brush cookies lightly with egg mixture and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar; discard any remaining egg mixture and save cinnamon sugar for other uses.
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Bake cookies in a 350 regular or convection oven until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes; if baking two sheets at once in one oven, switch their positions halfway through baking.
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Let cookies cool on sheets for 5 minutes, then use a wide spatula to transfer to racks to cool completely.
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Cranberry Filling: In a food processor, whirl 2 1/2 cups fresh cranberries (sorted and rinsed) or thawed frozen cranberries, 3 tablespoons minced fresh ginger, and 1 orange, rinsed and quartered (seeds discarded), until smooth.
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Scrape into a 3- to 4-quart pan and add 1/2 cup sugar; stir often over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture is reduced to about 2 cups, about 10 minutes. Chill until cool, about 30 minutes.
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Ready In45 m.
Servings48
Health Score0
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