Ukrainian Kolechka

Submitted by Olha7397

"Flaky cream cheese pastry with thick fruit filling."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine (at room temperature)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese (at room temperature)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• thick jam or canned fruit filling, such as apricot or prune

directions

1. Cream butter and cream cheese until fluffy.
2. Beat in vanilla extract.
3. Combine flour and salt; add in fourths to butter mixture, blending well after each addition.
4. Chill dough until easy to handle.
5. Roll dough to 3/8 thickness on a floured surface.
6. Cut out 2-inch circles or other shapes.
7. Place on ungreased baking sheets.
8. Make a"thumb print" about 1/4 inch deep in each cookie.
9. Fill with jam.
10. Bake at 350 F 10 to 15 minutes, or until delicately browned on edges.

Reviews

[Molly53]

Excellent cookie. Always a hit on the Christmas platter. They are also called Dainty Lily or Kolachkes in other areas of the country.