"These tender, flaky kolacky cookies are my weakness. They go by a few names depending on where someone is from (kolaczki, kolachy, kolacky) and can be found throughout Eastern Europe. There is deba…..."
INGREDIENTS
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3 ounces cream cheese, softened (double recipe: 6 ounces)
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1/2 cup salted butter, softened (double recipe: 1 cup)
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1 cup all-purpose flour (double recipe: 2 cups)
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1/2 cup fruit jam, preserves, or filling the flavor of your choice (double recipe: 1 cup)
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1/3 cup powdered sugar, for decoration plus extra for dusting work space (double recipe: 2/3 cup)
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3/4 pound walnuts, chopped very fine
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1/4 cup granulated sugar
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scalded milk, enough to bind and make spreadable paste
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1 1/2 cups pitted prunes, tightly packed
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2/3 cup water
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1 teaspoon lemon zest
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3 tablespoons lemon juice
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1/3 cup brown sugar
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1 1/2 cups dried fruit
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1/2 - 3/4 cup sugar depending on fruit used
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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1 teaspoon vanilla or 1 teaspoon almond extract
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16 ounces cream cheese (2 8-ounce blocks)
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1/2 cup granulated sugar
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1 beaten egg
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, un-drained
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2 tablespoons cornstarch
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1 pinch salt
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1 cup drained canned sweet cherries
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1/4 cup semisweet chocolate, chopped fine
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1/4 cup walnuts, chopped fine
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1/4 teaspoon almond extract
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2 cups scalded whole milk
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1 pound ground poppy seed
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1 1/2 cups granulated suga