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Directions:1. Using pastry blender, combine the dough ingredients. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. Dough can be frozen and used as needed.
2. When ready to make cookies: Preheat oven to 350º. For fillings, you may use canned or homemade pie filling, preserves, canned or homemade nut filling.
3. Roll about 1/5th of the dough at a time about 1/4" thick (Work with small portions of the dough to prevent creating a tough dough). Cut into 1½" squares.
4. Place approximately ½ tsp of filling in the center of the square. Turn the square to a diamond and tuck one corner under the filling. Wrap the opposite corner around the tucked corner and pinch the back of the cookie (to create a wrapped affect similar to swaddling a baby without covering the baby's feet).
5. Place on ungreased baking sheets about ½" apart. If too much filling is used, the filling will spread and the cookies will stick together; there is usually no negative effect to the cookies, though cleaning up the pan is challenging.
6. Bake the cookies until they are light golden. If the bottom is lightly golden, the cookie is finished baking. Cool and store in covered container.
7. When ready to serve, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
8. If the cookies are not eaten in 2-3 days, reheating and cooling them, sprinkling with more powdered sugar will bring them back to their fresh-baked state. Cookies can be baked and frozen for several months. Remove from the freezer as needed.
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Notes: My husband's (Dave) paternal grandparents and his father were born in Poland. Kolackis were the family's traditional holiday treat. Dave's grandparents lived with his parents when Dave was a child. Busha (Dave's grandmother) taught Dave's mom (Elizabeth) to make the holiday treat which was Dave's favorite cookie. When our children were growing up, Grandma Elizabeth would have a fresh batch of Kolackis every time they visited. Our youngest daughter, Joy, especially enjoys these amazing cookies, so Dave's mom taught me how to make them. Admittedly, there is an art to making the cookies. I failed miserably the first few times I made them. Take heart. The Kolacki can be mastered. Enjoy devouring the failures-they still taste amazing!
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