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Easy Kolaczki Recipe

An easy kolaczki recipe from the inside of the solo fruit filling can creates a tender cream cheese dough and a sweet fruit center.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Additional Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Baked Goods, Dessert
Cuisine: czech, polish
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 210kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Butter 2 sticks, room temperature
  • 8 ounces Cream Cheese room temperature
  • 1 tbsp. milk
  • 1 tbsp. granulated sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 ½ Cups All Purpose Flour
  • ½ tsp. baking powder
  • 1 12 ounce Can Solo Raspberry Fruit Filling
  • Powdered Sugar

Instructions

  • Beat room temperature cream cheese, butter, milk, and granulated sugar at medium speed in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer until thoroughly combined. Beat in egg yolk.
  • Sift in baking powder and flour and stir with a spatula or with the mixer on low until combined. The dough will be stiff. Cover dough with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to ¼ inch thickness. Using a 2 inch cookie cutter, cut cream cheese dough into circles. Place on a baking sheet, with each cookie 1 inch apart.
  • Using your thumb, make a gentle thumbprint into each unbaked cookie. Spoon a bit of fruit filling on to each round (about 1 tsp.) and place in the oven. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until lightly browned.
  • Remove from the oven and place cookies on to wire cooling racks to cool completely. Once cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar and enjoy.

Notes

I HIGHLY recommend refrigerating your kolacky dough for at least 30 minutes, but preferably a couple hours. The dough is extremely sticky and soft, and refrigeration is a necessary step to make the dough perform well.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 136mg | Sugar: 9g