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Cream Cheese Kolacky

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"The dough for these cookies is what makes them exceptional. I always quadruple this recipe for the holidays. Most popular fillings are peach, apricot, raspberry and date. Use your imagination! This year I'm trying Michigan cherry preserves and cranberry marmalade. You better hide a few for Christmas day--- these are the ones that go first!" — MBMCD

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Original recipe makes 2 1/2 dozen Change Servings

3 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup any flavor fruit jam
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

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Directions

Mix cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add flour slowly until well blended. Shape into a ball and chill overnight or for several hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Roll dough out 1/8 inch thick on a floured pastry board. Cut into 2 1/2 inch squares and place 1/2 tsp (approx) of jam or preserves. Overlap opposite corners and pinch together. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool. Sprinkle lightly with confectioner's sugar.

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PREP 15 mins
COOK 10 mins
READY IN 3 hrs 25 mins

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Dec 05, 2006

I have been making these delicious cookies for years and I found an easier way for me . I just roll them in small balls and make a thumbprint in them and fill and bake them ,when cooled I roll in powdered sugar, same great taste and much less work

—dar

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Apr 22, 2007

This recipe seems like its missing something. No offense at all to anyone who posted it. I just found it extremely weird recipe. First of all, the dough has to thaw completely from the refrigerator over night. The "dough" is like a complete butter batter. Its like playing in grease. There is no way to shape them like on the photo. SO I made balls and put jam in them. Also, once they cool, they totally fall apart in your hand becuase its so delicate and the jam is to heavy for it. Most likely WON'T try this recipe again.....sorry....

—Angela

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Feb 13, 2007

truly great, truly simple. .chilled for about two hours and to simplify, I made a "log" and rolled it in plastic wrap; just sliced, dolloped and baked. No rolling or unnecessary handling. Baked about 15 minutes though. and

—cookerama

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Dec 31, 2006

This is a great recipe. My dough was great to work with, very flaky dough. Just what I was looking for. Was great with all my fillings! Thanks for sharing! I had to make cookies for the holidays so I tripled this recipe and it still worked great! I have learned through the years that I don't touch the dough with my hand except to transfer them and roll it. This prevented me from my warm hands making the dough gluey. Also this helped to make the cookies flaky. I could actually see the flaky layers when I bit into the cookies! YUMMY!

—Annamaria Settanni McDonald

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Nov 29, 2007

Jam, preserves, or pie filling won't work as well as a true fruit/nut pastry filling. Solo brand is excellent and never runs (unless you overfill). The recipe I use for the dough is 0.5 lb of butter and 0.5 lb of cream cheese with 2 cups of flour. If the dough is properly chilled, you don't need much extra flour to keep things from sticking. In years of making these pastries, the dough doesn't seem to suffer from a little extra flour - just don't over work/knead it to start or during the rolling out process.

—greengal66

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Dec 12, 2007

Wow. I tasted the raw dough & it was not good at all. Put it in the freezer & did not have high hopes for a very good cookie. Let it thaw a little. Decided I was tired so I put powdered sugar in a large baggie, rolled dough into balls, threw them into the sugar, put the balls on a cookie sheet, smashed with my finger, added peach preserves to the middle of the cookie & wallaa . . . very tasty treat!

—SD

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Dec 13, 2005

I tried this recipe and I put Solo Almond filling instead of preserves. It knocked my husbands socks off.

—patty harrer

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Dec 30, 2004

These are the best Kolacky ever! They are nice and tender and flaky. I have always loved kolacky but I always thought that they'd be too dificult to make. However, I can't believe how easy they are to make! Just 3 ingredients, I can't believe I used to pay so much for only a few at my local bakery. I like to sprinkle them with powdered sugar once cooled and they are just PERFECT!!! I made them for the first time late last night, and they were gone by early morning. I am making them again today, however, this time I am doubling the recipe. Thank you for sharing this recipe with me! I just can't get enough of them!

—LITTLECHEF4

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Nutrition

Calories
72 kcal
4%

Carbohydrates
8.2 g
3%

Cholesterol
11 mg
4%

Fat
4.1 g
6%

Fiber
0.2 g
< 1%

Protein
0.7 g
1%

Sodium
32 mg
1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Cream Cheese Kolacky

Serving Size: 1/30 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 30
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 72
Calories from Fat: 37

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4.1g 6 %
Saturated Fat 2.6g 13 %
Cholesterol 11mg 4 %
Sodium 32mg 1 %
Potassium 13mg < 1 %
Total Carbohydrates 8.2g 3 %
Dietary Fiber 0.2g < 1 %
Protein 0.7g 1 %
Sugars 3.9g
Vitamin A 3 %
Vitamin C < 1 %
Calcium < 1 %
Iron 3 %
Thiamin 3 %
Niacin 3 %
Vitamin B6 < 1 %
Magnesium < 1 %
Folate 5 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.