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THE BEST RUGELACH COOKIE

A light, flakey, buttery little crescent cookie. It can be filled with many scrumptious fillings.
Author Yvonne @ StoneGable

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt not kosher, use regular
  • 8 oz. package of cream cheese cold and cut into pieces
  • 1 cup butter 2 sticks, cold and cut into small pieces
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 4-6 TBS jam
  • powdered sugar
  • sanding sugar

Instructions

  • In the bowl of a food processor, combine the flour and sugar. Pulse it a couple times to combine.
  • Add the cream cheese and butter to the flour. Spread the pieces around the food processor bowl. Pulse 15 times until the dough resembles course crumbs.
  • Put the vanilla and the egg yolk into a separate bowl and whisk together. Add to the processor and and process until the dough starts to come together.
  • Turn the dough out onto a working surface and form into a ball.
  • Cut the dough into 4 equal pieces and form each piece into a 1 inch disc. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. The dough will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months. Make sure to wrap it well.
  • Use powered sugar to "flour" the working surface and rolling pin. Take each disc out of the refrigerator separately and roll it into an1/8 inch thick circle on the powdered sugar work surface.
  • Spread 1 rounded TBS of jam on the large circle of dough. Spread the jam out to the very edges. Cut the circle into 16 wedges with a pizza cutter or sharp knife as shown in the pictures above. Roll up each cookie like a crescent from the outside edge to the inside.
  • Put the cookies 1/2 inch apart on parchment lined baking sheets and sprinkle them with sanding sugar. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Put the cookies in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden.
  • Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes in the pans. Transfer them to a wire rack and completely cool. They can be eaten or put in an airtight container.

Notes

Sanding sugar can be found at most local grocers.