Polish Kolaczki Recipe

Kolaczki Recipe (Flaky Polish Pastry)

These are very tasty pastries that will melt in your mouth!

There is some debate as to who invented kolaczki. Poles claim it but so do Croatians, Czechs and others. Kolaczki can be round, square or diamond shaped, and the dough

can be flaky or yeast-risen, and the spelling varies widely.

For the filling you have a wide variety of fillings to choose from -- almond, poppyseed, strawberry, blueberry, pineapple, apricot, raspberry, prune and even sweetened cream cheese. You can even freeze the dough to use another time.

Makes about 5 dozen Polish Cream Cheese Kolaczki
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:
1 (8-ounce) cream cheese, softened
12 ounces (3 sticks) butter, softened
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 (14-ounce) cans fillings of choice (apricot, prune, raspberry, etc.)
Confectioners' sugar

Preparation:
Mix cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add flour 1 cup at a time and mix well. Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Roll out dough 1/4-inch on a surface that has been dusted with equal parts confectioners' and granulated sugars (not flour). Cut into 2-inch squares. Place 1/2 to 1 teaspoon filling on center of each square. Overlap opposite corners of dough to the center over filling.

Bake for 15 minutes or when corners start to brown. Cool and dust with confectioners’ sugar. These tend to become soggy if held for several days, so store them tightly covered (or freeze) without the confectioners' sugar. Dust with confectioners' sugar just prior to service.

I made these myself and they are delicious and easy to make!!!! enjoy!