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Raisin Rugalachs

A cream-cheese cookie dough spread with cinnamon, sugar, raisins and jam and then rolled and baked. Great freezer cookie.

Preparation Time: 40 minutes, plus chilling time
Baking Time: 30 minutes (increase 5-10 minutes if baking from frozen)

Makes: 48 rugalachs

Ingredients:

Dough
1 cup (250 mL) unsalter butter, softened
1 pkg (80z/250 g) cream cheese, softened
3 tbsp (45 mL) sugar
2 cups (500 mL) Robin Hood® All Purpose Flour
Filling
1 1/4 cups (300 mL) Sun-Maid® Natural Raisins
1 tbsp (15 mL) cocoa powder
1 tsp (5 mL) cinnamon
1/4 cup (50 mL) sugar
1/2 cup (125 mL) Smucker's® Pure Strawberry Jam or No Sugar Added Raspberry Fruit Spread
1 egg, lightly beaten
coarse sugar (optional)

Directions:

1. Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar in large bowl on medium speed. Add flour and mix on low speed, just until incorporated. Remove to floured surface and form into ball. Cut into quarters and shape into discs. Wrap each disc in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or for up to 24 hours.
2. Combine raisins, cocoa powder, cinnamon and sugar in small bowl. Set aside.
3. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease baking sheets or line with parchment paper.
4. Roll out 1 disc on lightly floured surface to 11” (28 cm) circle. Spread 2 tbsp (30 mL) of jam over top; sprinkle with ¼ of raisin filling. Cut into 12 pie-shaped wedges. Roll up each wedge tightly from the outside wide end. Place on prepared baking sheets. Brush with beaten egg; sprinkle with coarse sugar if desired.
5. Bake in centre of preheated oven 25 - 30 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool on pans 5 minutes. Transfer to racks.

Smucker Foods of Canada Co. November 25, 2007

Note:

1. Freezing: Excellent; baked and unbaked
2. Use a pizza cutter or pastry wheel to cut the pie-shaped wedges.

Featured Products:

Smucker’s Pure Strawberry Jam

Robin Hood All Purpose Flour

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