Kolache Filling Recipes?

Happy Holidays Kate,

What about dates? As a youngster I hated dates. However, the past few years I have been baking all of my family's traditional holiday favorites. Many of the cookies call for dates and they are delicious!

My first choice would be the fruit flavors you have already mentioned. I also like the savory idea.

I bake a huge cookie that was from a recipe of my grandmother's. The filling is raisin. I'm not crazy about the raisin middle, unless I have a good cup of coffee for dunking!

Again, happy holidays! Have fun baking! Sometimes it seems like such a chore, but I love to keep with the holiday traditions!

Dear Mose's longtime friend:

Beets.

Although, the pistachio ones sound delightful. Perhaps you can mix some honey into the mixture to hold the pistachios together. Semi-sweet chocolate would also be an option, although, you would have to make sure that Cooper the dog doesn't get into the bag again...as per your question the other day. Try mixing some cream cheese and fruit, but avoid calling it "kolache twisters" because it sounds too much like the tropicana beverages in the tornado bottles.

best of luck to you and your holiday baking!

Here is one for jam filling

JAM KOLACHES

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 small package (3-ounces) cream cheese, softened

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 cup strawberry jam

1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

Cream butter and cream cheese in a medium mixing bowl; beat until fluffy. Add flour, then mix well.

Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface; cut with a 2-inch round cutter. Place 2 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheet. Spoon 1/4 teaspoon of the jam on each cookie; fold opposite sides together slightly overlapping edges.

Bake at 375°F for 15 minutes.

Remove to wire racks to cool; sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

You can actually use any number of things. My husband's belief is that true Kolaches are only filled with fruit, while my daughter is a sausage and cheese fanatic.

I personally like pineapple, but it's very hard to find anything with a pineapple filling.

You could try white chocolate/macadamia, pineapple, cream cheese with chives or whatever.

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I used to love when my gram made sausage kolaches.. its not realy a holiday treat but they sure are good.

Cheese sausage links!!

how about a spinach/cheese type filling? i think it would be pretty savory. i would wash the pastry with egg to make it very shiney.