Kolaczki

Name: Kolaczki
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Eastern European
Ingredients: 8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature; 2 sticks butter, softened to room temperature; 1 tablespoon granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon milk; 1 egg yolk; 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1 (12 ounce) can fruit pie filling; 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, for dusting

Recipe GLPR7528b959fd0d48

Eastern European

Dessert

150 min

191 cal

Servings: 20

Oven

SNAP eligible

Delicate Eastern European pastries made with a cream cheese and butter dough, filled with fruity pie filling and baked until golden. These tender cookies are dusted with powdered sugar for a touch of sweetness.

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Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature

2 sticks butter, softened to room temperature

1 tablespoon granulated sugar

1 tablespoon milk

1 egg yolk

1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 (12 ounce) can fruit pie filling

2 tablespoons powdered sugar, for dusting

Directions

In a stand mixer or using a hand mixer set to medium speed, beat together the softened cream cheese, butter, granulated sugar, and milk until smooth and well combined. Add the egg yolk and continue beating until fully incorporated.
Reduce the mixer to low speed and gradually add the sifted flour and baking powder, stirring until just combined. The dough will be firm and stiff. Do not overmix.
Wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour until chilled and firm.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the chilled dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch. Using a 2-inch round cookie cutter, cut the dough into circles. Place each circle on a baking sheet, spacing them about 1 inch apart.
Using your thumb, gently press an indentation into the center of each unbaked cookie. Spoon approximately 1 teaspoon of the fruit pie filling into each thumbprint.
Bake the cookies for 12 to 15 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden brown.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven and carefully transfer the warm cookies to a wire cooling rack. Allow them to cool completely. Once cooled, dust generously with powdered sugar and serve.

Comments

Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff4

Kolaczki are a solid weeknight dessert that demands honest reckoning: the stated 150 minutes undercounts substantially because laminating (folding dough with butter) takes 20-30 minutes of active work plus three separate 15-20 minute rests, bringing real time closer to 3 hours, though much is passive. Ingredients are all available at any Charlotte chain—cream cheese, butter, flour, and canned fruit pie filling cost roughly $8-10 for the batch, or 40-50 cents per cookie, making them economical against bakery alternatives. They reheat beautifully the next day in a warm oven, and the recipe yields twenty sturdy pieces that store well. The chief drawback is that they require genuine technique (proper lamination) and demand you stick around for the rises—this is not a set-and-forget dessert, though the payoff is a flaky, tender pastry that justifies the investment if you enjoy a weekend baking project.