Rugelach Recipe

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Rugelach
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Ingredients:

  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 cup raisins

Directions:

  1. Cut cold butter or margarine and cream cheese into bits. In food processor pulse flour, salt, butter or margarine, cream cheese and sour cream until crumbly.
  2. Shape crumbly mixture into four equal disks. Wrap each disk and chill 2 hours or up to 2 days.
  3. Combine sugar, cinnamon, chopped walnuts, and finely chopped raisins (may substitute miniature chocolate chips for raisins).
  4. Roll each disk into a 9 inch round keeping other disks chilled until ready to roll them. Sprinkle round with sugar/nut mixture. Press lightly into dough. With chefs knife or pizza cutter, cut each round into 12 wedges. Roll wedges from wide to narrow, you will end up with point on outside of cookie. Place on ungreased baking sheets and chill rugelach 20 minutes before baking.
  5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
  6. After rugelach are chilled, bake them in the center rack of your oven 22 minutes until lightly golden. Cool on wire racks. Store in airtight containers...they freeze very well.
  7. Variations: Before putting the filling on the dough, use a pastry brush to layer apricot jam as well as brown sugar. Then add the recommended filling. You may also make a mixture of cinnamon and sugar and roll the rugelach in this prior to putting them on the cookie sheets.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1002.16 Kcal (4196 kJ)
Calories from fat 627.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 69.75g 107%
Cholesterol 136.45mg 45%
Sodium 195.95mg 8%
Potassium 472.83mg 10%
Total Carbs 84.9g 28%
Sugars 15.26g 61%
Dietary Fiber 6.54g 26%
Protein 16.2g 32%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Iron 2.3mg 13%
Calcium 101.3mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 467.18 Kcal (1956 kJ)
Calories from fat 292.65 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32.52g 107%
Cholesterol 63.61mg 45%
Sodium 91.35mg 8%
Potassium 220.42mg 10%
Total Carbs 39.58g 28%
Sugars 7.12g 61%
Dietary Fiber 3.05g 26%
Protein 7.55g 32%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 19%
Iron 1.1mg 13%
Calcium 47.2mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 25.1
    Points
  • 28
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Total Fat

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