Easy Kolacky

Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 12 min
Servings: 36
Yield: 36 servings

Description

This kolacky recipe makes crispy little nuggets of fruit-filled cream cheese pastry that are simply irresistible.

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup butter
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 (12 1/2 ounce) can apricot fruit filling (such as Solo®)
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting

Directions

1 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.
2 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.