Easy Kolaczki Cookies

Prep 25 min
Total 1 hr 25 min
Ingredients 9
Servings 32

Prettify your holiday cookie platters with these delightful Easy Kolaczki Cookies. Add cream cheese to Pillsbury™ sugar cookie dough for added flavor and softness, then fill with a sweet cream cheese mixture and your favorite fruit preserves for a simple twist on a traditional Polish pastry. MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated August 27, 2019

Make with

Pillsbury Cookie Dough

Ingredients

Filling

oz (from 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened

3/4

cup powdered sugar

teaspoon grated orange zest

Cookie

roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated sugar cookies

oz (from 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened

1/2

cup all-purpose flour

teaspoon grated orange zest

Topping

1/3

cup apricot preserves

tablespoons coarse white sparkling sugar

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 350°F. Line large cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
2

In medium bowl, beat Filling ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed 1 to 2 minutes or until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
3

In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir or knead in remaining Cookie ingredients until well mixed. Shape dough into 32 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Make 1-inch indentation in center of each ball with back of floured round metal measuring 1/2 teaspoon. Spoon about 1 1/2 teaspoons cream cheese filling in center of each cookie.
4

Bake 10 to 14 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Immediately, spoon about 1/2 teaspoon preserves onto cream cheese filling; sprinkle with sparkling sugar. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Store covered in airtight container in refrigerator up to 1 week.

Expert Tips

The back side of a rounded metal 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon is the perfect tool for making evenly sized indentations in the cookie dough.
For best results, bake cookies one sheet at a time on the center oven rack.
Use a variety of your favorite preserves in different colors and flavors as part of a Christmas cookie platter.
White sparkling sugar adds a festive look to these cookies and can be found in the baking aisle at the grocery store.
Store cookies in an airtight container in single layers between parchment or waxed paper in refrigerator up to 1 week. Cookies can be frozen up to 2 months. To thaw, let stand uncovered at room temperature 1 to 2 hours.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie

Calories: 120
Calories from Fat: 50

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 6g; 9%
Saturated Fat 3g 14% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 10mg; 4%
Sodium: 75mg; 3%
Potassium: 15mg; 0%
Total Carbohydrate: 17g; 6%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 11g
Protein: 1g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 0%; 0%
Iron: 0%; 0%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

These Easy Kolaczki Cookies are based on traditional Polish kolaczki, which includes cream cheese and fruit in a puffy pastry. Our version recreates all of the flavors of classic kolaczki using Pillsbury™ sugar cookie dough.
Can't get enough cookies around Christmastime? We have plenty of Christmas cookie recipes to choose from.