Reply To: Popa's pizza, by aurora77

Thank you very much Popa for your recipes! Here is mine for rugelach:

1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

cocoa and nut filling (recipe follows)

1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted

2 tablespoons sugar

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Prepare cocoa and nut filling as follows and set aside: in a small bowl, stir together 1 1/2 cups ground walnuts, 6 tablespoons sugar and 3 tablespoons cocoa; stir in 3 tablespoons milk. Makes about 1 cup filling.

In a large mixer bowl, beat softened butter and cream cheese until blended and smooth. Gradually add flour, beating on low speed of electric mixer until well blended.

Divide dough into 3 equal parts; wrap each in plastic wrap, pressing lightly to form small circle. Refrigerate 3 to 4 hours or until firm enough to roll.

Heat oven to 375 degrees F.

On lightly floured surface, roll one piece of dough into a 9-inch circle (keeping remaining dough in the refrigerator). Cut circle into 12 wedges.

Place about 1 teaspoonful of the filling at wide end of each wedge; spread about 3/4ths of the way up the wedge. Starting at wide end, roll toward the point. Place cookies, point sides down, on ungreased cookie sheet. Brush with melted butter. Stir together sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the top of cookies.

Bake in a 375-degree F oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Repeat procedure with remaining dough and filling. Makes 3 dozen cookies.