Even Santa expects a plate of kolaczkis at Christmas. These fruity, flaky, melt-in-your-mouth treats go great with a cup of tea and a pile of presents.
2cansSolo brand pastry fillingapricot, raspberry, and almond are best
½cuppowdered sugarmore, if preferred
Instructions
Cream together cream cheese and butter with vanilla using a paddle attachment.
Sift together flour and salt. Incorporate into the creamed mixture. You may need to finish the work with your hand, as this is a thick dough.
Form into a flat round, like you do with a pie dough. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Flour your work surface, and roll out your dough to ⅛ inch thick. You'll want it nearly transparent.
Use a 3-in. round biscuit cutter to cut out as many circles of dough as you can. Collect scraps of dough, reform, roll out, and repeat until you've used up all of the dough.
Spoon out ½ Tbsp of filling into the center of each circle.
To seal, gather opposing sides together and crimp well to seal. Roll it down onto itself.
Arrange the kolaczkis onto a lined baking sheet. They don't rise or spread much, so they can be arranged somewhat closely.
Bake for 10 to 15 minutes.
Allow to cool completely before dusting with as much powdered sugar as suits you.