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"Plain fresh bread, its crust shatteringly crisp. Sweet cold butter. There is magic in the way they come together in your mouth to make a single perfect bite."--Ruth Reichl

Rugelach Crescent Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup butter, softened
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
2 cups flour, sifted
1/4 tsp. salt

Filling:
2 cups chopped walnuts
2/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. almond extract
2 tbsp. half & half
powdered sugar for dusting

Directions:
Directions:
Cream butter and cream cheese; blend in flour and salt. Shape into 14 balls; chill. Roll each ball into a 6-inch circle on a floured surface. Cut into 8 pie shaped wedges. Filling: Mix all filling ingredients in a medium size bowl. Place about 1/4 teaspoon of walnut mixture in center of each wedge. Start at wide edge, then roll towards the point; shape into a crescent. Place point down on parchment-lined cookie sheets. Bake in a preheated 350º oven for 12 minutes. Sprinkle powdered sugar on top. Repeat if needed.

Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This recipe was handed down from our grandmother. They are a bit time consuming, but you can make these cookies a month before the holidays, then freeze them between waxed paper in a sealed container. Just don't sprinkle with powdered sugar until after they have been defrosted and are ready to serve.

 

 

 

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