Kolache Cookies
Nobody will resist these mouth-watering cookies. Butter and cream cheese make the cookies taste absolutely divine, the nutty filling adds another layer of nuttiness and sweetness. They are perfect for holidays, easy to pick up and quickly will melt into your mouth.
Ingredients
| 2 | cups |
all-purpose flour
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| 8 | ounces |
cream cheese
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| ½ | pound |
butter
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| 1 | large |
eggs
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| 2 | teaspoons |
sugar
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| Nut filling | |||
| ½ | pound |
walnuts
ground |
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| 1 | large |
egg whites
beaten |
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| 1 | cup |
sugar
or honey |
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| ½ | teaspoon |
almond extract
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| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
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Directions
Sift the flour and sugar together.
Work in the butter, cream cheese and egg.
Knead together.
An easy way to do this is to put the dough inside a plastic bag - much less messy!
Let the dough stand in the refrigerator overnight.
About a half hour before you're ready to start making the cookies, put the dough into the freezer.
For the filling, mix all of the above ingredients together.
You can also used canned poppy seed filling (Solo brand) or an apricot or prune filling.
Spread flour and powdered sugar onto the surface where you will be rolling the dough.
Roll the dough out thin.
Cut into squares about 2 inches on each side.
It's easiest to cut if you use a pizza cutter.
Spread a small amount of filling (½ to 1 tsp) from one corner to the opposite corner.
Don't fill them too much, or the filling will spill out when it is cooking.
Fold the two remaining corners to the center, partially covering the filling.
Wet your fingertip in a small bowl of water, and seal the edge, or it may open up during the cooking.
Bake in a 375℉ (190℃) F oven for about 13 minutes.
MIAMI, FL
about 10 years ago
MY MOM, WHO IS CROATIAN HAS BEEN MAKING THESE KOLACE THE SAME WAY. THEY ARE DELICIOUS.
over 3 years ago
Do you have to cook the filling first?
No, I use either a cream cheese or apricot
over 3 years ago
over 2 years ago
This recipe is delicious and has become a Christmas favorite at my house
over 2 years ago
You mix thepowder sugar and flour on rolling surface? How much sugar? It's not in the recipe list
over 1 year ago
I love them made with almond paste for the filling as my mom always made them.
10 months ago
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