Strawberry Kolaches Recipes

Steps:

• Beat butter and cream cheese in mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Add flour gradually, beating well after each addition.
• 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.
• 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.

Steps:

• For the dough:.
• Heat the sour cream over low heat until it is warm. Stir in the sugar, salt, and margarine; transfer to a bowl and cool.
• Sprinkle the yeast over warm water; let it stand until the yeast is dissolved, then add to the sour cream mixture. Add the eggs and flour and mix well. Put the dough in a greased bowl; cover and refrigerate overnight.
• For the topping:.
• Combine the cream cheese, egg yolk, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Stir in the strawberries. Refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, form the dough into 36 balls, and place them on a greased baking sheet, leaving room for them to double in size. Flatten each to about 1/2" height, and let rise for about 10 minutes. Make indentations in the dough with your finger. Put a little strawberry topping in each indentation. Let them rise until double in size (time will vary according to conditions).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, brush the tops of the dough around the filling with melted butter, and bake kolaches for about 10 - 12 minutes, or until golden brown.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, beat butter and cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add flour, beating well.
• On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter. Place on cookie sheets. Spoon about 1/4 teaspoon jam on each cookie. Fold opposite sides to center, slightly overlapping edges; press down lightly on centers.
• Bake 15 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Steps:

• First, Preheat your oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, butter, sugar and salt.
• With your hand mixer, beat the flour, butter, sugar and salt until it looks like coarse crumbs.
• Dissolve yeast in your 1/2 cup warm milk in a small bowl.
• Stir in 1 egg and vanilla.
• Add milk mixture to flour mixture, and then beat at low speed until mixed thoroughly.
• Divide dough in half (you will have two chunks of dough), cover with wax paper, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Remove from refrigerator and roll dough out on a lightly floured surface, one half at a time, to 1/8 - 1/4-inch thickness.
• Cut dough into 3-inch squares, and then top each with 1 teaspoon of your strawberry preserves.
• Bring up 2 opposite corners of each square to center and then pinch tightly to seal.
• Place the finished cookie onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper placing them around 2-inches apart.
• Brush each cookie lightly with the beaten egg.
• Bake for 10-14 minutes until golden brown.
• Cool completely.
• Combine powdered sugar, almond extract and enough milk for desired glazing consistency in small bowl (approximately 2 1/2 teaspoons).
• Drizzle this glaze lightly over cooled cookies.
• ENJOY THESE BEAUTIFUL COOKIES!