Ingredients for - Kolacky Cookies
How to cook deliciously - Kolacky Cookies
1. Stage
Cream the butter and cream cheese together in a large bowl until blended. Gradually add the flour to the cream-cheese mixture, and divide the resulting dough into three portions. Shape each portion into a disk, wrap them and place in the refrigerator for about one hour until the dough is firm and easier to roll out.
2. Stage
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Beat the egg whites and vanilla extract (if using beaters, beat on medium speed) until the mixture is foamy. Add the sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, to the mixture, blending well on medium speed. Stir in the ground walnuts.
3. Stage
Coat your work surface with confectioners' sugar. Roll one disc of dough into a 12x12-inch square that's 1/8 inch thick. Sprinkle additional confectioners' sugar on the dough as needed to coat it. Cut the dough into 16 squares that are 3x3 inches each.
4. Stage
Take 2 teaspoons of filling and shape it into a 2-inch log. Place it on a square of dough so that the ends of the log point toward two corners of the square. Fold the other two corners over the filling, overlapping the ends; pinch to seal. Grease baking sheets and place the folded cookies about 2 inches apart on the sheets. Repeat with all the squares and filling.
5. Stage
Bake for 9 to 11 minutes until the bottoms of the cookies are golden brown. Place the kolacky cookies on a wire rack to cool. When completely cool, dust each with confectioners' sugar.
