Amazingly Soft 'n Easy Rugelach

My wonderful daughter-in-law, Reizy, told me about this rugela dough a while ago, but somehow I never got around to testing it. When Chanie suggested offering bake-aheads for the upcoming Yamim Tovim, I decided that now’s the time! I’m so happy I tried it: the soft dough comes together in literally minutes, all you need is a pot and spoon, and they taste really good too! Use the suggested fillings below or your family’s favorites — b’tei’avon!

 

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Yields 48 rugelach

50m 20
Easy Vegetarian Pescatarian Vegan Parve Freezer-Friendly

Contains: Gluten, Wheat

Directions

Prepare the Rugelach

  1. In a medium-sized pot, heat water and oil until beginning to boil. Remove from heat and add sugars to pot.

  2. Combine flour and baking powder and add to pot, stirring with a spoon until the ingredients are well combined and the dough comes together. Set aside to cool a bit.

  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius).

  4. Divide dough into four equal parts. Working with one part of dough, roll out thinly into a circle. Spread with filling of choice and cut into 12 even triangles (pizza-slice style). Roll up each triangle, beginning from wider end, and place on Gefen Parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.

  5. Bake for 30 minutes, or until just beginning to brown at edges. Transfer to wire racks to cool.

Credits

Notes:

For larger rugelach, cut each circle into eight triangles and bake for a few minutes longer.

Freeze fully baked and cooled rugelach in an airtight container for up to 2–3 months.

Description:

Photography: Hudi Greenberger

Food Styling: Janine Kalesis

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17 Comments

Tzippi Engelberg

How do you boil water and oil together? Won't the oil 'explode'?

Chana Fox Kosher.com Team
Reply to Tzippi Engelberg

Hi Tzippi,
You are correct that it's important to be careful! You can boil them together, gradually, and not to such a high heat. Make sure to use a good quality pot without any cracks.
-Chana Tzirel from Kosher.com

Linda

Can you freeze these rogelach?

M B

Super easy recipe, probably the easiest dough recipe for cookies ever. My only note is that I found 25 minutes to be too long to bake, probably 20 would've been enough.

I think I'll repurpose this dough for hamantaschen. I also suspect that if a rolled out portion of this dough is pricked with a fork, it would make great cookies that could be made into cookie sandwiches with a jam or peanut butter filling.

Avigael Levi Kosher.com Team
Reply to M B

Thank you for sharing your experience with us!

avital grunhut

how long should i let the dough rise before assembling it?

Avigael Levi Kosher.com Team
Reply to avital grunhut

This dough doesn't need rising time!

Yehudis

Is this a regular dough or more like a flaky dough?

Goldy G Kosher.com Team
Reply to Yehudis

More of a regular dough.