Day 8- Cinnamon Sugar Rugelach

This one is my next door neighbor Paula's fave! I may have to run a few over for her to taste test for me!


Cinnamon Sugar Rugelach

• 1/ cup butter softened
• 6 oz of cream cheese
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla 
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
• milk
• 1/2 cup finely chopped toasted pecans ( toast pecans in a 350 degree oven for 10 min stirring once)
• 3/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar

1. Beat butter, cream cheese, 1/2 cup brown sugar, vanilla and salt until fluffy.  
2. Add in flour and mix until a dough has formed.
3. Divide dough into 3 equal portions, shape each into a disk and put into zip lock bags to chill
4. Chill dough 1 hour.
5. Preheat oven to 350.  Roll each portion of dough into a 9 inch round on a lightly floured surface.  
6. Lightly brush each round with milk. 
7. Combine the cinnamon, nutmeg and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar with the chopped  nuts.
8. Sprinkle nut mixture evenly over each round , leaving a 1/2 inch border.  
9. Cut each round into 12 wedges with a pizza cutter, and roll into a crescent.
10. Bake one inch apart for 14 -16 minutes until lightly browned.

Makes 36.