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Kolaczki

Kolaczki cookies are tender cream cheese pastries filled with thick apricot preserves and baked until their edges are lightly golden. Chill the dough, fold the squares over the filling, then finish with a dusting of confectioners' sugar.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chilling 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings: 32 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Eastern European
Calories: 110
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the dough
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese softened
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 0.25 tsp kosher salt
For the filling
  • 0.33 cup apricot preserves thick
For finishing
  • 2 tbsp confectioners' sugar

Equipment

  • 2 baking sheets

Method
 

Make and chill the dough
  1. Beat the softened butter and cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth and creamy.
  2. Add the flour and salt and mix just until a soft dough forms.
  3. Divide the dough in half and shape each half into a disk.
  4. Wrap the disks and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Fill and bake
  1. Heat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  3. Roll one disk between sheets of parchment to 1/8 inch thick and cut into 2-inch squares.
  4. Reroll scraps once and repeat with the remaining disk.
  5. Put 1/2 teaspoon of apricot preserves in the center of each square.
  6. Bring two opposite corners together over the filling and pinch firmly to seal.
  7. Arrange the cookies on the prepared baking sheets and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, rotating the sheets halfway through, until the edges are lightly golden.
Finish
  1. Cool the cookies on the baking sheets for 5 minutes.
  2. Transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
  3. Dust the cookies with confectioners' sugar.

Notes

Pinch each cookie firmly so the corners stay sealed as they bake. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days; freeze yes, in an airtight container for up to 2 months. For a gluten-free version, use a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend.