Easy Chocolate Rugelach

Name: Easy Chocolate Rugelach
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 170 grams bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped; 2 Tbsps cocoa powder; 227 grams cream cheese, softened; 283 grams cups (about all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps granulated sugar; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 Tbsp light brown sugar; 0 teaspoons table salt; 227 grams (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

For 19 cents per serving, this recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 96 calories, 1g of protein, and 7g of fat. This recipe serves 48. Head to the store and pick up ground cinnamon, cocoa powder, brown sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours.

Instructions

In bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix butter, cream cheese, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and salt on medium speed until completely combined, about 1 minute.

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Granulated Sugar

Cream Cheese

Brown Sugar

Butter

Salt

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Mix in vanilla until combined.

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Vanilla

Mix in flour until combined.

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All Purpose Flour

Pat dough into an 8-inch square, wrap dough in plastic wrap, and chill until fairly firm, about 1 hour. In the meantime, mix together ingredients for filling in medium bowl.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Adjust oven rack to upper-middle and lower-middle positions. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Oven

Cut dough into 4 equal pieces. On a floured surface, and working one piece of dough at a time, roll out into a 12-inch by 4-inch strip.

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Dough

Roll

Sprinkle 1/4 of the chocolate mixture onto dough and gently press into dough to adhere.

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Chocolate

Dough

Working from the long end, gently roll dough strip into a 12-inch long log, making sure seam is at the bottom.

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Dough

Roll

Cut log into 1-inch pieces and place on one half of the baking sheet, evenly spacing apart. Repeat with second piece of dough to fill the first pan. Repeat with remaining pieces of dough to fill second pan. (You should have 24 rugelach per pan).

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Frying Pan

In small bowl, stir together sugar and cinnamon, and sprinkle on rugelach.

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Cinnamon

Sugar

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Bowl

Bake until rugelach is light golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating pans from top to bottom and front to back halfway through baking. Cool for 5 minutes on pan, then transfer rugelach to wire rack to cool completely.

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Wire Rack