This holiday season, Foodista is launching a holiday baking series called the "12 Days of Holiday Cookies." First up are these delicious maple nut rugelach. Rugelach is popular around this time of year because they are served during Hanukah. You don't have to be Jewish to appreciate the buttery dough triangle wrapped around sugar and toasted nuts. If you are allergic to nuts or prefer not to eat them, substitute the maple nut filling with your favorite jam (I like apricot). Do you have a favorite holiday cookie? A family treasured recipe? We want to see it! Add the recipe to Foodista with the tag holiday cookie and you just might see it in a blog post.
Ingredients:
4 ounces Cream cheese, softened
cup Unsalted butter, at room -
Temperature
1/4 cup Sugar
2 tablespoons Maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1 Egg yolk
1 1/2 cups Flour
1 cup Ground walnuts
cup Sugar
2 tablespoons Maple syrup
1/8 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Water
1 teaspoon Sugar
Directions:
Prepare filling: Stir together walnuts, 1/3 cup sugar, maple syrup, and cinnamon, in a medium bowl. Preheat oven to 350 deg f. Grease two baking sheets. Roll out half the dough to 1/8" thickness. Cut dough into 10" dia.
Place cookies point down on greased sheets. Repeat with remaining dough.
Makes 32