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Rugalach
- Makes: 48 servings
- Yield: 4 dozen
- Prep 30 mins
- Chill 1 hr
- Bake 20 mins
Ingredients
-
1
cup
butter, softened
-
1
8 -
ounce carton
dairy sour cream
-
1
egg yolk
-
2
cups
all-purpose flour
-
3/4
cup
sugar
-
3/4
cup
miniature semisweet chocolate pieces
-
1
teaspoon
ground cinnamon
-
Powdered sugar (optional)
Directions
- In large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sour cream and egg yolk. Beat until combined. Using a wooden spoon, stir in flour until combined. (Dough will be sticky.) Divide dough into fourths. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour or until dough is easy to handle.
- For filling: In a small bowl, combine sugar, chocolate pieces and cinnamon; set aside (or if desired, make Apricot-Walnut Filling).
- On lightly floured surface, roll one-fourth of the dough into a 10-inch circle. Spread 1/4 of the filling over circle. Cut dough into 12 wedges. Roll up each wedge, starting at wide end. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
- Place cookies, tip sides down, about 2 inches apart on foil-lined cookie sheets. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer to wire racks to cool. If you like, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Storage
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, or freeze in freezer container for up to 3 months.
Apricot-Walnut Filling
Ingredients
- 1
cup
finely snipped dried apricots or finely snipped dried cherries
- 1/4
cup
sugar
- 1/4
cup
warm water
- 1/2
cup
finely chopped walnuts, toasted
Directions
- In a small saucepan, combine apricots, sugar and water. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cool. Stir in walnuts.
Nutrition Facts
(Rugalach)
Servings Per Recipe 48, calcium (mg) 10, vit. A (IU) 146, pro. (g) 1, cal. (kcal) 89, iron (mg) 0, carb. (g) 9, sat. fat (g) 4, Fat, total (g) 6, sodium (mg) 30, chol. (mg) 17