Rugelach

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Total Time:
1 hr 55 min
Prep
10 min
Inactive
1 hr 30 min
Cook
15 min
Yield:
4 dozen cookies
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1/2-pound unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar plus 9 tablespoons
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup raisins
  • 1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup apricot preserves, pureed in a food processor
  • 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon milk, for egg wash

Directions

Cream the cheese and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until light. Add 1/4 cup granulated sugar, the salt, and vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour and mix until just combined. Dump the dough out onto a well-floured board and roll it into a ball. Cut the ball in quarters, wrap each piece in plastic, and refrigerate for 1 hour.

To make the filling, combine 6 tablespoons of granulated sugar, the brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, the raisins, and walnuts.

On a well-floured board, roll each ball of dough into a 9-inch circle. Spread the dough with 2 tablespoons apricot preserves and sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the filling. Press the filling lightly into the dough. Cut the circle into 12 equal wedges—cutting the whole circle in quarters, then each quarter into thirds. Starting with the wide edge, roll up each wedge. Place the cookies, points tucked under, on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Chill for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Brush each cookie with the egg wash. Combine 3 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon and sprinkle on the cookies. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove to a wire rack and let cool.

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  • on February 21, 2013

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    Now THIS is Rugelach! The buttery flaky crust paired with the tart/sweet filling. They're to die for! I can never order Zabar's Rugelach again! Thanks, Ina!

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  • on February 17, 2013

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    amazing...i try it with puff pastry dough and it was amazing so good so cool...love it

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  • on January 09, 2013

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    Amazing BUT...the first time I made them they flattened and oozed terribly, as one reviewer stated. They didn't look nice at all but tasted great! Other recipes call for more flour so the second time I made them I added 1/4 C more flour, sprinkled flour more liberally (probably 1-2 T on my counter before rolling, and chilled the first rolled up batch in the refrigerator while working on the second disk. Then put the chilled batch in the oven and chilled the second batch, etc. This helped, too. I also used the maple syrup glaze as another reviewer suggested. PERFECT! GONE! So either LIBERALLY dust your work surface, pastry and rolling pin generously, or add 1/4 cup of four in the beginning and dust generously also. Raspberry and apricot preserves work well also if you don't spread it too close to the center of the pastry circle. Love them!!!

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