STRUDEL ROLL COOKIES

Strudel Roll Cookies image

This recipe is from Israel.

Provided by Lori Levy

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Middle Eastern Israeli

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
7 tablespoons butter
⅞ cup sour cream
¼ teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons any flavor fruit jam
⅝ cup raisins
1 ⅛ cups flaked coconut
¾ cup chopped walnuts
1 cup sesame seeds
⅓ cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Steps:

In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, butter or margarine, and sour cream into a soft dough. Chill one hour.
To Make Filling: Combine the raisins, coconut, chopped nuts, and sesame seeds.
Roll out one third of the dough to a thin sheet. Spread with one third of the jam. Sprinkle one third of the filling on the jam. Roll into a log jellyroll-fashion. Repeat two more times. Cut rolls into 1 - 2 inch cookies and place on greased cookie sheets.
Place cookies on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 to 20 minutes.
Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar while still warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 277.2 calories, Carbohydrate 31.3 g, Cholesterol 16.8 mg, Fat 15.5 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 6.4 g, Sodium 86.9 mg, Sugar 9.8 g