🥨 Roczki Cookies (Kolacky) – Traditional Polish & Hungarian Pastry 🇵🇱🇭🇺✨

🥨 Roczki Cookies (Kolacky) – Traditional Polish & Hungarian Pastry 🇵🇱🇭🇺✨

Roczki Cookies (also known as Kolacky, Kifli, or Crescent Cookies) are buttery, flaky pastries filled with sweet fruit preserves, nuts, or poppy seed filling. These traditional cookies are popular in Polish, Hungarian, and Czech cuisines, often made for holidays, weddings, and family gatherings.

They have a light, delicate texture, and the fruity filling adds the perfect touch of sweetness! 🍑🍒

🛒 Ingredients (Makes about 24 cookies)

For the Dough:

✔ 250g (2 cups) all-purpose flour 🌾
✔ 200g (7 oz) unsalted butter, cold and cubed 🧈
✔ 200g (1 cup) cream cheese, softened 🥛
✔ 1 tbsp sugar ❄
✔ 1 pinch salt 🧂

For the Filling:

✔ ½ cup apricot, raspberry, or plum preserves 🍑🍒
✔ ½ cup ground walnuts, poppy seeds, or sweetened cream cheese (optional) 🌰

For Dusting:

✔ ½ cup powdered sugar ❄

👩‍🍳 Instructions

1️⃣ Make the Dough

  1. In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, and salt.
  2. Add cold butter and cut it into the flour using a pastry cutter or fork until it forms a crumbly texture.
  3. Add cream cheese and mix until a soft dough forms.
  4. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for 1-2 hours (or overnight).

2️⃣ Roll & Fill

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
  2. Roll out the chilled dough on a floured surface to about ⅛ inch thick.
  3. Cut into 2-inch squares or circles using a cookie cutter.
  4. Place 1 teaspoon of filling in the center of each piece.
  5. Fold the dough over the filling diagonally or roll into a crescent shape and press the edges gently to seal.

3️⃣ Bake

  1. Place cookies on a lined baking sheet.
  2. Bake for 15-18 minutes, until light golden brown.
  3. Let them cool slightly before dusting with powdered sugar.
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