Best 3 Rugelach Cookies Recipes

RUGELACH (FILLED CREAM CHEESE COOKIES)

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl or food processor, cream the butter and cream cheese together.
• Add the pinch of salt and sugar.
• Beat in the flour, a little at a time.
• Knead the dough lightly until all the flour is incorporated.
• Divide the dough into 4 equal portions and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Prepare one of the fillings by combining the ingredients (except the 1/4 cup sugar for the topping) and set aside.
• Flour the surface you will be rolling out the pastry on very generously.
• This is a delicate dough and is apt to stick.
• Roll out one of the portions of dough into a 10 inch in diameter circle.
• With a knife or pastry wheel, cut the pastry into 10-12 pie-shaped wedges (depending on how large or small you want the rugelach to be- I go for smaller).
• If the dough is sticky, dust it with a little flour.
• Sprinkle or spread a little of the filling of your choice on each little wedge.
• Beginning at the wide edge, roll the dough up toward the point, as you would make a crescent roll or a croissant, turning the ends in slightly to achieve the crescent.
• Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and brush with melted butter and sprinkle with a tiny bit of the topping sugar (this step can also be done just before baking and ensure that the sugar is not knocked off in the freezer).
• Repeat with the rest of the dough and filling.
• At this point, I pop the cookie sheet directly into my freezer and freeze the rugelach individually.
• When frozen, I pack them into ziploc bags to use at whim over the holidays (and not just) so they can be freshly-baked for any occasion.
• Preheat oven to 350°F and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden, brushing with melted butter after 15 minutes if desired.

MAPLE-NUT RUGELACH COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat together cream cheese, butter, sugar, maple syrup, salt and egg yolk in large bowl until smooth.
• Beat in flour just until blended.
• Shape into ball and refrigerate about 2 hours.
• Meanwhile prepare filling: Stir together walnuts, 1/3 c sugar, maple syrup, and cinnamon in medium bowl.
• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease 2 large baking sheets.
• Divide chilled dough in half, and roll one half out on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness.
• Trim dough to form a 10-inch circle.
• Spread half of walnut mixture evenly over dough.
• Cut circle into 16 wedges, like you would cut a pizza (A pizza-cutter works great).
• Starting with wide end, roll up each wedge jelly-roll fashion (Will look like a little crescent roll).
• Place on baking sheet, point side down.
• Repeat with remaining half of dough.
• Lightly beat egg white with water, and brush over cookies.
• Sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned.

AUSTRIAN RUGELACH COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat the butter with the cream cheese with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add the flour and using hands make a thick dough. Make three balls with the dough, cover them with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Mix the brown sugar with the cinnamon, raisins, walnuts and the chocolate chips.
• Remove the dough from the refrigerator let stand in room temperature for a while and make 3-mm thick circles with each piece on a floured surface.
• Divide each circle into quarters and then eighths and sixteenths, until we have 16 equal triangles. Coat with marmalade and sprinkle with the sugar mixture. Roll each triangle up, starting from the wide side, to make crescents.
• Bake at 360°F for 25-30 minutes.
• Dust, if desired with icing sugar, when they are still hot.