Eastern EuropeanCakes & baking

Rugelach Recipe

Name: Rugelach
Prep time: 83 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 32 servings
Cuisine: Eastern European
Ingredients: 250 g butter; 250 g block of cream cheese; 1 pinch salt; 2.5 cups flour; 2 large egg yolks; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 0.5 cup caster sugar; 1 cup fruit preserves; 0.5 cup walnuts; 50 g butter; 0.25 cup caster sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Rugelach are small, crescent-shaped pastries, built on a dough of butter and cream cheese. They're filled with fruit preserves and chopped walnuts, then rolled and baked until golden. The dough comes together easily once the butter and cream cheese are softened, and the finished pastries are brushed with butter and dusted with cinnamon sugar before baking. This recipe makes a generous batch of 32 pastries.

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September 8, 2026

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About this recipe

Rugelach is a Eastern European cakes & baking recipe that takes about 45 min from start to finish and serves 32. It calls for 12 ingredients across 20 steps, and is rated medium. A serving works out at around 168 kcal with roughly 2 g of protein. Filed under lacto ovo vegetarian, vegetarian, family gatherings and comfort food.