Ruggelach

SERVES 4PREP COOK

dough

¾cup

vegan butter, softened

½cup

vegan cream cheese

cup

sugar

½teaspoon

sea salt

2cups

all-purpose flour

  1. Preheat oven to 375

    °F.

  2. In a mixing bowl, mix all ingredients except for all-purpose flour. Make sure to mix well.

  3. Gently add the flour, being careful to not over-mix. Do not homogenize the dough.

  4. Form a ball. Wrap tightly and refrigerate for 1h.

filling

½cup

apricot jam

cup

dried fruit, raisins/cranberries/currants

1cup

pecans, chopped

½teaspoon

ground cinnamon

¼teaspoon

sea salt

  1. On a large table, roll out the dough until ¼ inch thick.

  2. Spread fillings on one end, starting with the jam, dried fruit, nuts, ground cinnamon, and then sea salt.

  3. Roll up into a log. Cut the log into 2 inch cookies.

  4. On a baking sheet, place each cookie, 1 inch apart from each other.

  5. Bake until lightly browned (18m).