Raspberry Bow tie Cookies {AKA Polish Kolaczki Cookies}
You'll want to add these Raspberry Bow Tie Cookies to your Christmas baking list. Polish Kolaczki or Kolachy Cookies are a classic holiday dessert with a soft cream cheese and butter cookie dough rolled and cut into squares, filled with red raspberry fruit jam, pinched in the center to bake, and a dusting of powdered sugar.
Servings 25 cookies
Calories 179kcal
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 16 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 3 tsp vanilla extract
- 1½ tsp almond extract
- ½ cup raspberry jam
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 egg white
- 1 tbsp cold water
- 1 tbsp powdered sugar
Instructions
- Beat cream and butter in a mixer with a bowl.
- Mix in powdered sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract, and salt.
- Slowly mix in flour just until fully incorporated.
- Divide dough into two balls. Flatten slightly. Wrap in plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.Mix egg white and water together.
- Place 1 ball of dough on a lightly floured surface.
- Roll dough to about ⅛ inch thick. Trim all ends to create a nice big square. I like to use a pizza cutter for cutting the dough.
- Cut dough into 2-inch by 2-inch squares. TIP: It works best to cut a 2 inch strip then cut the strip into 2 inch squares. TIP: Dough can be rolled out slightly thinner once cut if the cookies open while baking.
- Place ½ tsp raspberry jam diagonally down the center of each square.
- Fold (non fruit jam) corners of dough together over the jam in the center.
- Touch overlapping dough with a sprinkle of egg wash and pinch together.
- Bake in oven for 10 minutes.
- Once cool, dust with powdered sugar.
Nutrition
Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 81mg | Potassium: 35mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 349IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg