APPLE KOLACHES

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A fellow home cook shared this recipe for a sweet, fruit-filled pastry. My son, who isn't a dessert fan, was disappointed when he came home to find his dad had polished off the last kolache in the batch. -Ann Johnson, Evansville, Indiana

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 40m

Yield 2-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups finely chopped peeled apples
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
ICING:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
4-1/2 teaspoons 2% milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

In a large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour and mix well. Divide dough into 2 portions; cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle., Preheat oven to 400°. In a small bowl, combine apples and cinnamon. On a lightly floured surface, roll 1 portion of dough into a 15x9-in. rectangle; cut into fifteen 3-in. squares. Place a teaspoonful of apple mixture in center of each square. Overlap 2 opposite corners of dough over filling; pinch tightly to seal., Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough and apple mixture. Bake 10-12 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Cool 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks. Combine icing ingredients; drizzle over warm kolaches.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 129 calories, Fat 9g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 24mg cholesterol, Sodium 66mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.