Best 8 Kolache Cookies Recipes

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Indulge in the delightful taste of kolache cookies, a traditional Czech pastry that combines sweet fillings with a soft, buttery dough. These bite-sized treats are a true delight for the senses, with a variety of recipes to suit every palate. From classic fruit-filled kolaches bursting with flavors of apricot, cherry, and blueberry to decadent cream cheese-filled variations and even savory options like ham and cheese, the possibilities are endless. Whether you prefer a traditional kolache cookie or a more creative twist, this article offers a collection of recipes that will satisfy your cravings.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

EASY KOLACKY



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This simple Czech cream cheese pastry, pronounced kolotch-key, is a very old holiday favorite. Using Solo®-brand filling found in the baking aisle is a delicious time-saver. The prune flavor is scrumptious!

Provided by mommymeggy

Categories     Bread

Time 3h42m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup butter
½ cup confectioners' sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 (12.5 ounce) can apricot fruit filling (such as Solo®)
¼ cup confectioners' sugar for dusting

Steps:

  • Place the cream cheese and butter in a large bowl; beat with electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat 1/2 cup of confectioners' sugar into the butter mixture. Slowly beat in the flour; mix well. Cover bowl and refrigerate at least 3 hours, or overnight.
  • Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • On a well floured board, roll out chilled dough to 1/8 inch. Use a pizza wheel to cut dough into 2 1/2 inch squares. Spoon approximately 2 teaspoons of filling in the center of each square; do not overfill. Fold opposite corners of each square into the middle to encase dough, pinching dough together in center. Filling should peek out a little at each end. Transfer cookies to an ungreased baking sheet.
  • Bake the kolacky in the preheated oven until set but not brown, about 12 minutes. Remove to racks to cool. Dust cooled kolacky with remaining powdered sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 126.2 calories, Carbohydrate 14.4 g, Cholesterol 20.4 mg, Fat 7.4 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 4.6 g, Sodium 58.8 mg, Sugar 6.9 g

CREAM CHEESE KOLACKY



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The dough for these cookies is what makes them exceptional. I always quadruple this recipe for the holidays. Most popular fillings are peach, apricot, raspberry and date. Use your imagination! This year I'm trying Michigan cherry preserves and cranberry marmalade. You better hide a few for Christmas day--these are the ones that go first!

Provided by MBMCD

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     International Cookie Recipes     American Cookie Recipes

Time 3h25m

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 ounces cream cheese
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup any flavor fruit jam
⅓ cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Steps:

  • Mix cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add flour slowly until well blended. Shape into a ball and chill overnight or for several hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
  • Roll dough out 1/8 inch thick on a floured pastry board. Cut into 2 1/2 inch squares and place about 1/2 teaspoon jam or preserves in the center. Overlap opposite corners and pinch together. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool on wire racks. Sprinkle kolacky lightly with confectioner's sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 72.1 calories, Carbohydrate 8.2 g, Cholesterol 11.3 mg, Fat 4.1 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 32 mg, Sugar 3.9 g

KOLACHE COOKIES



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Make and share this Kolache Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by carebear68

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 2 dozen, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup butter
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 tablespoon sugar
1 egg yolk
1 1/2 cups flour
2 (12 ounce) cans pie filling (apricot is especially good)

Steps:

  • Cream butter, cream cheese, milk, with the yolk and sugar.
  • Add flour.
  • Mix well.
  • Chill dough for 15-20 minute.
  • Roll dough on a floured board, or cloth.
  • Cut with a round or square cutter. (the top of a glass or cup works fine, flour the rim of the glass/cup first).
  • Place a tablespoon of pie filling in the center, of the pastry and pinch two sides together.
  • Bake at 400 for 10-14.
  • After cookies cool sprinkle with powdered sugar.

KOLACHKY COOKIES



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 2h45m

Yield 12 to 14 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 sticks margarine, softened
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups flour
1 (12-ounce can) pureed fruit filling
Powdered sugar, for garnish

Steps:

  • In a large bowl blend margarine and cream cheese together, by hand with a metal spoon. Slowly add flour until it is all incorporated and a dough is formed. The dough will be soft and sticky. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put in refrigerator overnight, or for several hours (until hard to the touch).
  • Flour the countertop. Take a handful of dough out of bowl returning the unused portion to the refrigerator (continue this process until all mixture is used). Roll handful of dough out into an approximately 1/4-inch thickness. Take a 2 by 3-inch diamond shaped cookie cutter, and cut as many diamonds as possible (size of kolachky should be two bites, so the cutter cannot be large). Take leftover dough and roll out again, cutting more diamonds. Repeat until all the dough is used.
  • Place the diamond cut out onto the palm of hand. Put a 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of fruit filling (apricot or strawberry or raspberry or prune flavors) into the center of the diamond shape.
  • Dip your finger in a little bit of water, put on one side of diamond. Fold lengthwise and seal the tops of the kolachky together to create a 3-dimensional diamond shape. Place on cookie sheets and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10 to12 minutes.
  • DO NOT USE Super heat cookie sheets or any of the new non-stick coated cookie sheets. They will bake too quickly and burn the bottoms of the kolachky before you realize it. YOU MUST USE ANY KIND OF CHEAP COOKIE SHEETS usually bought at a grocery store. Cover the cookie sheet with foil or parchment paper. Do not grease the foil.
  • Look at your kolachky every few minutes, while baking, as ovens vary in heat distribution. The later batches may cook faster than the first ones. Check the BOTTOMS of the kolachkys. They are done when the BOTTOMS are soft golden brown. The tops may not look done, but they ARE! Remove from oven, wait 3 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack. When ready to serve, sprinkle with powdered sugar.

KOLACHKY



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My father and grandparents were born in Czechoslovakia. I use to watch my grandmother make these small pastries at Christmas time and I couldn't wait to eat them when she was all done. I do hope you will enjoy this recipe as much as I do. You will need a large area to work.

Provided by TRISH1452

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes

Time 1h55m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
2 cups unsalted butter, softened
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 pound chopped walnuts
1 egg
½ cup honey
1 (12 ounce) can poppyseed filling
1 egg white
½ cup confectioners' sugar for dusting

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, mix together cream cheese and butter until well blended. I like to use my hands, but you can also use a wooden spoon. Mix in the flour 1 cup at a time. As the dough becomes stiff, turn it out onto the counter and knead in flour until it is no longer sticky. Continue to knead the dough for 5 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Crush the walnuts to a fine consistency in a food processor. Stir in the egg and honey. On a well floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut the dough into 3x3 inch squares. Place a teaspoon of filling in the center of each square. Use walnut for some and poppyseed for the rest. Roll the squares up and seal the edges. These can also be formed into triangles. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Brush with egg white.
  • Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned. When cool, dust with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 241.2 calories, Carbohydrate 17.8 g, Cholesterol 34.5 mg, Fat 17.9 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 3.9 g, SaturatedFat 7.6 g, Sodium 37.1 mg, Sugar 4.4 g

KOLACKY COOKIES



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These are delicate cookies,they have a rich cream cheese crust and a jam filling. Much like a minature turnover or crescent.

Provided by FarahC

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h27m

Yield 20-50 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/2 lb unsalted butter, softened
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon white sugar
2 cups white flour
jarred jam or jelly

Steps:

  • preheat oven 375.
  • Cream together butter and cheese,and sugar.
  • Add in your flour,mell until everything is binded.Cover with plastic wrap. Chill 1 hour.
  • Roll out dough on very lightly floured surface,adding flour when needed. Roll out about 3/4 inch thick. Cut out small circular cut outs about 2 1/2 -3 inch in diameter.
  • Place circle onto ungreased pan.
  • dot each circle in center with a small amount of desired filling. Clamp edges together,keeping in mind this is a crescent shaped cookie. Bake 375 10-12 minutes.
  • While still warm dust with powdered sugar.
  • Cookies can be frozen,just follow above directions leaving out the powdered sugar step.Let cookies cool.
  • Place in cookie tins with wax paper seperating them. Cookies can be frozen up to 2 months. Possibly longer if needed. Then thaw out at room temp making sure cookies don't touch. And dust with powdered sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 206.8, Fat 17.2, SaturatedFat 10.8, Cholesterol 49.4, Sodium 68.6, Carbohydrate 10.4, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.3, Protein 3.1

GRANDMA'S KOLACKY COOKIES



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A cookie recipe given to me by my husband's Polish grandma (busia) that I have to double because they fly off the plate -- one recipe for them and one for me! My favorite Solo filling is Apricot, but any are wonderful.The pronounciation is "Kolatchkie", but I've never seen it spelled any other way than Kolacky! (Dough can be refrigerated and cookies frozen after making.)

Provided by Mareesme

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 5-6 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 cups sifted flour
1 1/2 cups butter
1/2 cup sour cream
1 (8 ounce) can solo brand filling
sifted confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Cut butter into flour with two forks to resemble small peas, as you would pie crust. Stir in sour cream with serving spoon and mix well.
  • Form into 2 balls and store, covered, in refrigerator to chill. Taking out one ball at a time, dust each with flour and roll on floured surface to approximately 1/8 thickness. (Note: If dough starts tearing, it may need more flour or to be chilled a bit more.).
  • Cut with larger round cookie cutter or coffee cup, Fill center with approximately 1-2 teaspoons Solo, Bring up each side and pinch to close.
  • Bake at 350 dg. for 12-15 minutes, until bottiom of cookie is just beginning to brown. Cool on wire racks then dust with powdered sugar. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 805.7, Fat 60.5, SaturatedFat 37.7, Cholesterol 158.4, Sodium 506.1, Carbohydrate 57.9, Fiber 2, Sugar 1.1, Protein 8.8

JAM KOLACHE



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These classic European cookies with a strawberry jam filling are perfect to include in your Thanksgiving dessert recipe list.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 42

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/4 cup strawberry jam
Powdered sugar, if desired

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375°F. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
  • In medium bowl, beat butter and cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add flour, beating well.
  • On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter. Place on cookie sheets. Spoon about 1/4 teaspoon jam on each cookie. Fold opposite sides to center, slightly overlapping edges; press down lightly on centers.
  • Bake 15 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 50, Carbohydrate 5 g, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 25 mg

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients: High-quality ingredients will make a big difference in the taste of your kolache cookies. Use real butter, fresh eggs, and high-quality flour.
  • Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy: This will help to incorporate air into the dough and make the cookies light and airy.
  • Chill the dough before baking: Chilling the dough will help to prevent the cookies from spreading too much in the oven.
  • Don't overmix the dough: Overmixing the dough will make the cookies tough. Mix the dough just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Bake the cookies at the right temperature: The cookies should be baked at a temperature of 350 degrees Fahrenheit. This will help to ensure that the cookies are cooked evenly throughout.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before filling them: This will help to prevent the filling from leaking out of the cookies.
  • Enjoy your kolache cookies! Kolache cookies are a delicious and versatile treat that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Conclusion:

Kolache cookies are a delightful and versatile treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With their rich, buttery flavor and variety of fillings, kolache cookies are sure to be a hit at your next party or gathering. So what are you waiting for? Bake a batch of kolache cookies today and enjoy this delicious Czech pastry!

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