1994 3rd Place Kolachkes

Title:
1994 3rd Place Kolachkes

Yield:
84 Servings

Categories:
Cookies,
Holiday




Ingredients:





     2 c  Unsalted butter, softened


     6 oz Cream cheese, softened


     3 c  All-purpose flour, sifted


     6 tb Whipping cream


          Confectioners' sugar for


          Rolling and sprinkling


          Jam, jelly or preserves of


          Choice


          Cream cheese filling (opt)


          Nut filling (optional)






  Preparation time: 2 1/2 hours Chilling time: Overnight Cooking time: 12 to


      15    minutes


 


  1. Beat butter and cream cheese in large bowl of electric mixer until


 light.  Beat in flour and cream until well mixed. Divide dough into 4


 portions. Wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.


  2. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Have ungreased baking sheets ready.


  3. Sprinkle the work surface and the rolling pin generously with


 confectioners' sugar. Roll out 1 dough portion at a time to about 1/4-inch


 thickness. Use a small (2-inch diameter) round cutter or glass to cut out


 cookies. Transfer to ungreased baking sheets, leaving 1 or 2 inches between


 each cookie. Make a small depression in the center of the cookies with your


 fingertip. Fill scantily with jam, jelly, preserves, cheese or nut filling.


 (If you use too much filling it will run out onto the baking sheet.) 4.


 Bake until bottoms are lightly browned, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on wire


 racks. Sprinkle generously with confectioners' sugar while still warm.


 


  Cream cheese filling: Beat together 1 package (8 ounces) softened cream


 cheese, 1 egg yolk, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon pure


 vanilla  extract until well mixed.


 


  Nut filling: Cook 1 cup coarsely ground walnuts in 2 tablespoons butter


 with  1/3 cup granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract until


 nuts  turn golden. Cool.


 


  Third-place winner Shere Case of Hickory Hills, Illinois fills her cookies


 with a variety of jams, a cheese filling and a nut filling for an


 attractive assortment. The recipe may be halved. from the Chicago Tribune


 seventh annual Food Guide Holiday Cookie Contest December 8, 1994


 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #338


 


 From: Linda Place 


 


 Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 12:22:58 +0000