Ukrainian Cream Cheese Pastries

Family recipe for Kolacky - a jam-filled croissant-like mini pastry. These are so delicious!

Watch me make it here!

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Yield: Depends on size of cookies

Prep Time: 1.5 Hours

Rest Time: Overnight

Ingredients	Instructions
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract	Step 1 Cream together butter, cream cheese, and vanilla extract using hand mixer (Affiliate link) or paddle attachment of stand mixer (Affiliate link).
6 oz cream cheese	Step 2 Separate egg yolk and egg white into two separate bowls. Cover egg white bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator. Add egg yolk to butter and sugar mixture and combine.
12 tablespoons unsalted butter + extra for buttering baking dish	Step 3 In a separate bowl, combine sugar, salt, flour, and baking powder. Whisk to combine.
1 egg	Step 4   Using the dough hook on a stand mixer or a hand mixer, slowly add dry ingredients to cream cheese mixture.
1 tablespoon sugar	Step 5    Once fully combined, split mixture in half and cover each completely with plastic wrap, forming each into a ball. Refrigerate overnight.
pinch salt	Step 6    On a generously-floured surface, roll one ball out until the dough is about 1/4 inch thick. Cut into squares using a pastry cutter (Affiliate link). The bigger the squares, the bigger the cookies. I recommend about 2 inch squares.
1.5 cups all-purpose flour	Step 7    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1/4 teaspoon baking powder	Step 8    Add 1 teaspoon water to egg white.
Your Favorite Jam (I like apricot)	Step 9 Put a small amount of jam in the middle of each square (diagonally).
	Step 10    Fold one corner of the square over the jam, then brush the top of that corner with egg white. Also brush the opposite corner. Now fold the opposite corner over the one you just folded (see above picture for reference). Brush egg white on top of each cookie once folded.
	Step 11    Butter a baking sheet and place cookies 1 inch apart. Bake for about 15 minutes, but check periodically to be sure they are not burning.
	Step 12    Optionally cover with powdered sugar and enjoy!

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