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Real Rugelach

Real Rugelach Recipe

This recipe is a traditional Jewish recipe that is mouth watering! We love to get the Zabar's Rugelach in New York City, and this recipe comes closest that I've found. I baked these last night and my son in law ate 7 in a row! He just kept making "yummy sounds" and saying "oh my gosh I love these things"! That's good enough for me :) Here's the recipe....just make sure the dough is cold when you work with it and chill the formed cookies before you bake them. It makes a difference! Enjoy!
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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Jewish
Servings 32 cookies
Calories 163.7 kcal

Ingredients
  

Dough

  • 1 cup salted butter, softened
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

Raisin Nut Filling

  • 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 6 tablespoons sugar
  • 3/4 cup seedless raisin, coarsly chopped
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon cream or 1 tablespoon milk

Instructions
 

  • In a mixing bowl or food processor, cream the butter and cream cheese together.
  • Add sugar, salt and vanilla and mix well.
  • Beat in the flour, little by little. Work the dough lightly just until all the flour is incorporated. Do not knead.
  • Divide the dough into 4 portions. Wrap each piece in plastic wrap.
  • Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
  • Prepare the filling and set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Roll out one of the portion of dough in a circle about 1/16 inch thick. ( About a 9 inch circle).
  • Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the filling on entire circle of dough, lightly pressing into dough.
  • With a knife or pastry wheel, cut the pastry into 8 pie-shaped wedges.
  • Roll up each wedge starting from wide edge, putting point end down on foil or parchment paper lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.
  • Chill formed cookies for 20 minutes on pan.
  • Beat egg and cream or milk together and brush on cookies with pastry brush, then sprinkle with some of filling mixture.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1186gCalories: 163.7kcalCarbohydrates: 15.1gProtein: 2.3gFat: 10.9gSaturated Fat: 5.5gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 74.6mgFiber: 0.7gSugar: 7.8g
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