Apple Pie Rugelach Alyse Baca 12/10/2020 Share Pin Tweet Nothing says the holidays quite like cookies. While Rugelach may technically be a pastry, we donât want to deprive our taste buds of this delicious treat based on a technicality, so let's call it cookie-adjacent. Filled with apple butter, walnuts and our warm and cozy Apple Pie Spice then wrapped in a tangy, tender dough, these traditional American-Jewish sweets give you all the flavors and textures you love about apple pie in a bite-sized treat. Ingredients For the dough: 4 oz cream cheese, softened slightly at room temperature 1 stick unsalted butter, softened slightly at room temperature 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ½ tsp kosher salt 1 egg, for egg wash Raw sugar to finish For the filling: 1 cup apple butter 1 Tbsp Spicewalla Apple Pie Spice 3 Tbsp walnut pieces ½ cup dried apples, finely chopped or grated fresh apple Shop the Recipe 3 Pack Holiday Baking Collection $21.99 Add to Cart Apple Pie Spice $8.99 Add to Cart Print Preparation Make the dough: In a food processor, add the cream cheese, butter, flour and salt. Pulse until the ingredients are just beginning to come together, donât overmix! Turn out the dough onto a clean surface and use your hands to bring the dough together to form a ball. Divide the dough in half and flatten into discs and wrap tightly in plastic. Chill for at least 1 hour.⨠Make the filling: In a small mixing bowl, stir together the apple butter, Spicewalla Apple Pie Spice, walnuts and dried or grated apples. Set aside.⨠To assemble: Remove one of the doughs from the refrigerator and the discs out on a lightly floured surface into a 10â circle of about Âźâ thickness. ⨠Spread half of the filling onto the dough, leaving a 1 inch gap around the edges. Cut into 8 wedges, similarly to how you would cut a pizza. ⨠Working from the widest part of each wedge, roll the dough up to the tip and gently press down to seal. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Repeat steps 3-6 with the other dough disc.⨠Chill the cookies for 30 minutes before baking.⨠To bake the rugelach: Preheat the oven to 375°F. ⨠Remove the cookies from the refrigerator. Beat the egg with a little bit of water to create an egg wash. Brush the egg wash evenly over each rugelach and sprinkle with raw sugar. ⨠Bake for 15-20 minutes until the dough is beginning to take on some color. Cool completely and serve with extra apple butter. Enjoy!⨠Shop the Recipe 3 Pack Holiday Baking Collection $21.99 Add to Cart Apple Pie Spice $8.99 Add to Cart Dessert european-and-american fall other-global-influences winter Comments Add a Comment Name Email Message Please note, comments must be approved before they are published