Recipes

Jam Kolaches

These cookies from Poland can be made with different flavors of jam.

Jam Kolaches

By: Karen Wood

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup strawberry jam
  • 1/4 cup sifted confectioners' sugar

Directions

2 dozen

  1. Beat butter or margarine and cream cheese in mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Add flour gradually, beating well after each addition.
  2. Roll dough to 1/8 inch thickness on lightly floured surface. Cut into 2-inch circles. Spoon 1/4 teaspoon jam into center of each circle. Fold opposite edges together, slightly overlapping edges.
  3. Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 15 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.