Mini Chocolate Or Fruit Rugelach

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup softened butter
• 8 ounces cream cheese, room temp
• 4 cups flour
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup nuts
• 1/2 cup raisins or 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 cup strawberry jam
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 beat butter with cream cheese until smooth.
• 3 add flour, alternately with sour cream ending with flour.
• 4 when all is combined, divide into 10 discs, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1/2 hour, or more.
• 5 roll out one disc into an 8 inch circle, leaving others in frig until you're ready for them.
• 6 melt jam in microwave for 20 seconds and brush over dough circle, and/or spread with warm ganache.
• 7 chop raisins and nuts with sugar and cinnamon in food processor.
• 8 sprinkle filling sparingly over jam or chocolate ganache.
• 9 cut circle with a pizza cutter into 12 triangles by cutting in fours, and then each 1/4 into 3 triangles.
• 10 roll each one beginning with wide end. place on cookie sheet point side down. (otherwise they will unroll while baking).
• 11 sprinkle tops with combined cinnamon and sugar.
• 12 bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.