Grannies Cream Cheese Kolacky

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/4 cup oatmeal
• 1 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and cream cheese, add egg yolks, mix well. add lemon rind and vanilla. sift dry ingredients together. add oatmeal to cream cheese mixture and mix in by spoon.
• 2 chill dough at least 2 hours. then roll thin (1/4”) on a slightly floured board. cut into 2 ½” circles. place on cookie sheet and make indentation in center with thumb and fill with about 1 teaspoons of filling such as solo brand.
• 3 bake 20 minute at 350 degrees. when cool sift powdered sugar over them.
• 4 **rather than roll out the dough, i use a little scoop, then roll the dough balls in flour. then place on cookie sheet. flatten out with bottom of a flat bottom glass and make indentation with a small bottle cap. you can sprinkle fine ground nuts or coconut over the filling after they baked so the kolachy doesn’t stick together when you store them.