Kolacky

Name: Kolacky
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters ounces (about cream cheese, at room temperature; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp granulated sugar; 177 milliliters About prepared poppy-seed, apricot, or prune filling or thick jam; 237 milliliters (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature

Kolacky might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 36. One serving contains 103 calories, 1g of protein, and 7g of fat. A mixture of cream cheese, prune filling, granulated sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. 141 person have tried and liked this recipe.

Instructions

In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat together the cream cheese, butter, and sugar on medium speed until light, about 2 minutes. On low speed, gradually beat in the flour just until mixed. The dough will be soft and sticky.

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Divide the dough in half. Pat each half into a thick disk and wrap separately in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm enough to handle, at least 1 hour or up to 1 day.

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Wrap

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Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease or spray cookie sheets.

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Dust a pastry cloth or board with flour or confectioners' sugar.

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Remove 1 dough disk from the refrigerator and place it on the pastry cloth. Keep the remaining dough disk refrigerated.

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Roll out the dough into a square or rectangle 1/8 inch thick.

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Roll

Cut into 2 1/2-inch squares.

Place 1 teaspoon of the filling in the center of each square. Pull 2 opposite corners of the square into the middle, and pinch the edges together to seal.

Place the cookies on the prepared cookie sheets, spacing them about 1 1/2 inches apart. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.

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Bake in the center of the oven until lightly golden, 12 to 15 minutes.

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Let cool on the cookie sheets for 1 to 2 minutes, then transfer to wire racks. Dust the tops with sifted confectioners' sugar while still warm, then let cool completely.

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The sweet fillings of kolacky peek through the golden dough and resemble beautiful stained glass windows in a cathedral. Play up this resemblance by using different fillings and arranging the cookies on a tray in a starburst pattern.

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Starburst Candies

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From Very Merry Cookie Party: How to Plan and Host a Christmas Cookie Exchange by Barbara Grunes & Virginia Van Vynckt. Text copyright © 2010 by Barbara Grunes and Virginia Van Vynckt; photographs copyright © 2010 by France Ruffenach. Published by Chronicle Books, LLC.

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