Kolaczki (Polish filled cookies)

Kolaczki (Polish filled cookies)

from polishhousewife.com
110 min
5 servings

A rich pastry with fruit fillings

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups butter
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 – 11/2 cups filling, such as fruit preserves or jam, nut or poppy seed filling

Directions

  1. 1

    Cream the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy

  2. 2

    Stir in flour and salt

  3. 3

    Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for an hour

  4. 4

    Preheat oven to 350

  5. 5

    Roll out the dough by first dusting the surface (mat or countertop) with granular sugar

  6. 6

    Roll to 1/8 inch and cut into 2-inch squares. I used a fluted pastry cutter to get the zig-zap along the edge of the cookies.

  7. 7

    Place a teaspoon of filling in the center of each square

  8. 8

    Fold over opposite corners and seal well

  9. 9

    Bake for 15 minutes or until corners just begin to brown

  10. 10

    Cool on a rack and dust with powdered sugar