Grandma Olga's Kolacky Recipe
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Grandma Olga's Kolacky

By: latlor 
"My great-grandmother talked very little English. She spoke through her cooking and baking. One recipe I always loved that my grandmother would make of hers was Kolacky. You can use any filling you like, but the apricot were my favorite. My grandma hasn't baked for years and I so missed these cookies. I was always intimidated by dough, but I found these to be so easy to work with. Now, I can taste Grandma's cookies anytime. Yum."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (5)

Prep Time:
45 Min
Cook Time:
20 Min
Ready In:
3 Hrs

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Original Recipe Yield 6 dozen cookies
 

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1/4 cup warm water (100 degrees F/40 degrees C)
  • 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
  • 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup margarine, softened
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 3 (10 ounce) jars apricot or other fruit filling (such as Baker® Fine Dessert Filling)
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Directions

  1. In a bowl, dissolve the sugar in the warm water, and stir in the yeast. Let stand until the yeast forms a creamy layer, about 5 minutes. In another bowl, mix the flour and margarine until well blended, and stir in the egg yolks, one at a time. Mix in the yeast mixture until incorporated, then stir in the sour cream to make a soft but not sticky dough. Cut the dough into 6 equal-sized pieces, cover with a cloth, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets, or line with parchment paper.
  3. Working on a floured work surface, roll out one of the dough balls into a square about 6x8 inches, about 1/8-inch thick. Keep the other pieces of dough refrigerated. With a pastry cutter or pizza roller, cut the square into 12 smaller squares about 2 inches on a side. Place about 2 teaspoons of fruit filling in the middle of each square, and fold two opposite corners of dough together to meet in the center. Pinch the corners together to partially enclose the filling. Place the filled kolacky on the prepared baking sheets.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies begin to turn golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for about 2 minutes before removing them to wire racks to finish cooling. Sprinkle the kolacky with confectioners' sugar.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 90 | Total Fat: 3.5g | Cholesterol: 13mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2009 by MISHME   view full review
I have been looking for a cookie recipe like this forever. This is a great one! Here are a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2009 by cookmygoose85   view full review
this is old school polish cookie. it was so simple. i tried adding 2 tsp of filling and it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2009 by Mimi   view full review
If your great-granny made these she was a saint. I wrangled the dough and added another...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2010 by r7blue1pink   view full review
GREAt pastry! We never had Cream cheese in Poland- only farmers cheese- they were NEVER used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2009 by Amy   view full review
They just tasted like dough. I tried adding more sugar and I also tried rolling them in a...

 

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