Rugalachs

Delicious. Make these last and eat them first because they don't store well. Good to do with Ginny. (She makes nice circles.)
pretzels

Ingredients

  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 2 cups sifted flour
  • Confectioner's sugar

Filling

  • *Almond filling
  • or 1 cup minced walnuts
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. cinnamon
  • or apricot or other preserves

Directions

  1. Mix cream cheese, butter, and salt until creamy.
  2. Add flour. Shape into 14 balls (golf ball size). Chill overnight.
  3. Roll each ball into a 6" circle on a floured surface. Cut each circle into wedge-shaped quarters.
  4. Drop a teaspoon of filling on each quarter. Roll lightly, starting at the wide edge, to form a crescent shape. Gently press to seal.
  5. Bake at 350° for 12 minutes.
  6. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar when cool.

*In recent years, we have discovered that the use of almond filling makes Rugalachs a true favorite as they barely make it to Christmas, but I have left the other filling options just in case.