Rugelach

Rugalach are pastry cookies with buttery cinnamon sugar pecan filling. The tender cookies are brushed with butter and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar after baking for even more sweet, buttery flavor!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 22

Chill 1

Total Time 1 42

Servings rugelach

Calories 103kcal

Author Kate @ I Heart Eating

Equipment

Ingredients

Pastry

½ cup butter softened
4 ounces cream cheese softened
1 cup all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt

Cinnamon Sugar Filling

½ cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
¼ cup butter melted, divided
¼ cup finely chopped pecans

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Beat the butter and cream cheese until smooth in a large mixing bowl.
½ cup butter, 4 ounces cream cheese
Add the flour and salt, and mix in until combined.
1 cup all-purpose flour, ¼ teaspoon salt
Divide dough into half.
Wrap each portion in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour, or until easy to handle.
Once chilled, roll out each dough portion between 2 sheets of waxed paper into a 12-inch circle. Remove the top sheet of waxed paper.
Combine the sugar and cinnamon for the filling. Set aside.
½ cup granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Brush each circle with 1 tablespoon of melted butter.
¼ cup butter
Sprinkle each with 3 tablespoons of cinnamon sugar and 2 tablespoons of chopped pecans.
¼ cup finely chopped pecans
Cut each piece into 12 wedges.
Roll up each wedge from the wide end; place pointed side down 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Curve ends to form a crescent shape.
Bake at 350°F for 22-30 minutes, or until golden brown.
Remove to wire racks.
Brush with remaining melted butter, and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon-sugar.

Notes

Butter: I use salted butter in this recipe. If using unsalted butter, increase the salt to 1/2 teaspoon.
Cream cheese: I highly recommend using full-fat cream cheese in this recipe.
Pecans: I recommend using unsalted pecans. You can also toast the pecans before using. You can omit the nuts if you prefer.
Nutrition values are estimates.

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