CHOCOLATE RUGELACH

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Many bakeries make chocolate rugelach, but they taste so much better when they are homemade. Traditionally, they are filled with a cinnamon nut mixture, but everything is better with chocolate! -Fern Holody, Lavallette, New Jersey

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 4 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sour cream
5 tablespoons sugar, divided
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/3 cup dried currants
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons water, divided
1 large egg white
4 teaspoons cinnamon sugar

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add sour cream and 2 tablespoons sugar, mix until combined. Gradually beat in flour. Divide dough into four portions. Shape each into a disk; wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes or until easy to handle. , Preheat oven to 350°. Place chocolate, nuts, currants, cinnamon and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar in a food processor; cover and process until finely chopped. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine jam and 2 tablespoons water. Microwave on high until thinned, 5-10 seconds; whisk., Working with one portion of dough at a time, roll each into a 10-in. circle on a well floured surface. Brush with one fourth of the jam mixture. Sprinkle with one fourth of the chocolate mixture (about a half cup), pressing lightly to adhere. Cut each into 12 wedges. Roll up wedges from the wide ends; place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets, point side down. In a small bowl, whisk egg white and remaining 2 teaspoons water; brush over pastries. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar., Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 125 calories, Fat 8g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 13mg cholesterol, Sodium 10mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

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