Description
This simple Czech cream cheese pastry, pronounced kolotch-key, is a very old holiday favorite. Using Solo®-brand filling found in the baking aisle is a delicious time-saver. The prune flavor is scrumptious!
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup butter
- ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 (12.5 ounce) can apricot fruit filling (such as Solo®)
- ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Place cream cheese and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar into butter mixture. Slowly beat in flour; mix well. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Roll out chilled dough to 1/8-inch thickness on a well-floured board. Use a pizza wheel to cut dough into 36 (2 1/2-inch) squares.
- Spoon about 2 teaspoons filling in the center of each square; do not overfill. Fold opposite corners of each square into the middle to encase dough
- pinching dough together in center. Filling should peek out a little at each end. Transfer cookies to an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until set but not brown
- about 12 minutes. Remove to racks to cool. Dust cooled kolacky with 1/4 cup powdered sugar.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 12 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs 42 mins
Servings: 36