Blueberry and Pomegranate Kolacky Recipe

This recipe is a twist on my Russian grandmother's classic kolacky recipe.

• Meal Type: Cookie
• Ethnicity: Russian
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: Over 1 hour, less than 1 day

Ingredients

• Kolacky Dough:
• 6 oz. Cream Cheese
• .5 lb. unsalted butter
• 2 egg yolks
• 3 tsp. granulated sugar
• 14 oz. pastry flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• Kolacky Filling:
• 3 pints fresh or frozen thawed blueberries
• 16 oz. Pomegranite juice
• 8 oz. granulated sugar
• Confectioners Sugar (for dusting)

Directions

1. Kolacky Dough:
2. Combine cream cheese, butter, sugar and yolks by creaming method. Gradually add flour and baking powder. Form ball out of dough and refrigerate for 2 hours.
3. Kolacky Filling:
4. Bring juice to a boil.
5. Add sugar and blueberries.
6. Use potato masher and smash and mix in berries and sugar.
7. Cook on high heat until mixture thickens.
8. Chill filling in refrigerator until cool.
9. Preheat oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit.
10. Roll out dough to 1/8 inch thick.
11. Use square cookie cutter or pastry wheel to make uniform squares.
12. Add one tsp. of filling to center of each square.
13. Fold two diagonal corners of squares together to form traditional kolacky shape and hold in filling.
14. Bake at 375 degrees fahrenheit for 10-15 minutes. Cool and dust with confectioners sugar.
15. Enjoy!