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Description
This homemade nutella rugelach uses a traditional recipe but with nutella in place of jam or chocolate chips. The perfect sweet treat for Hanukkah.
Ingredients
FOR THE DOUGH
- 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Pinch of coarse salt
- 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling out dough
FOR THE FILLING
- 4 ounces walnuts
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 12 oz nutella
FOR FINISHING
- 3 egg whites, lightly beaten
Instructions
- Make the dough: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together butter and cream cheese at medium speed. Add sugar, and beat until fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, beating to combine after each addition. Add vanilla and salt, and beat to combine. Reduce speed to low, and beat in flour. Remove from bowl, and divide into 3 pieces on a lightly floured surface. Pat into disks, and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour, and up to overnight.
- Make the filling: In a food processor, combine walnuts, sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Pulse until fine.
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. On a lightly floured surface, roll one piece of dough into a 12-inch round, less than 1/8 inch thick. Spread evenly with nutella (it may help to have the nutella a bit melted so it doesn’t tear the dough while spreading). Sprinkle with one-third of the walnut mixture. Gently press ingredients into dough with your fingers.
- Cut the round into 16 equal-sized wedges (triangle shaped like pizza slices). Beginning at the base of each wedge, roll to enclose filling, forming crescent shapes. Pinch to seal. Place on prepared baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough and filling ingredients. Brush tops with beaten egg white. Bake until golden brown, 25 minutes.
Notes
- Adapted and inspired by this recipe.
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: Jewish
Keywords: nutella rugelach
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Oh yay!! I’m so glad this recipe was a hit. 🙂
thanks for sharing this recipe, it was delicious! 🙂
So glad you liked it Jen!
I’m a new reader of yours and I just stumbled upon this recipe/post and discovered you’re Jewish? So am I! I love you even more now!!!
Hi Lindsay!! I’m actually not Jewish, but my boyfriend is so I’ve become immersed in the culture and love it!
Looks like a lot of fun! I absolutely adore Nutella. And rugalach for that matter! I just made Nutella sandwich cookies last night for an article on my site for later this week!
They look so delicious!
And so does your meal.
Nice teapot!
Wow, looks amazing! And nice that Issac’s mom is always your healthy buddy – I bet that makes eating healthy at holidays a lot easier!
Love this! I might have to try it, as my boyfriend is celebrating Chanukah this week.
Yum your cookies look absolutely delicious! It has been super cold for outdoor activities. Can you believe I saw kayakers out on the James this weekend? Hardcore! Anyway Kyle and I hiked the Buttermilk Trail during the few hours of sunlight that we had on Saturday. I highly recommend it if you want to get out there this winter, because the bare trees reveal a great view of the river.
Cookies look so yummy.. but I have to admit.. I have those exact Vibrams ( I just bought my 3rd pair about a month ago). These by far are my most favorite pair!!! I absolutely loves these shoes. My feet have gotten a lot more muscular and have also lost a half size due to all the excercising I’ve done in them. What an awesome gift!! I hope she enjoys them!!!!
Those look beautiful! AND delicious…they’re picture perfect…things I make NEVER turn out as pretty as I hope they will…What a great addition to a holiday meal!
I love this idea of 12 Days of Cookies! Sounds fun and you’re doing a great job so far!! These look yummy and anything with Nutella is BOMB! 🙂
Your rugelach look great 🙂 I grew up eating chocolate or cinnamon filled ones made by my Jewish grandmother and they were to die for. I tried to make them myself once, but they just weren’t the same. Although I have to admit, they were pretty awesome! I used nutella as well, instead of making my own filling, and I think it’s hard to go wrong with nutella!
The good stuff indeed! Those look so yummy. I’m glad you didn’t healthify them. 🙂
Issac’s mom is really cute.
They turned out beautifully! I love bringing baked goods when I visit someone’s family.
I’ve always wondered if others use the original recipe when making it for the first time and then healthify it or people just go balls to the wall and change the original recipe?!
I usually make it per the recipe first and then on subsequent tries, make changes. I always feel like I need to have tasted the original creation to see where I can make changes and things I need to leave be.
i have no idea why, but for some reason i’m imagining bland, dry, nutty crescent rolls. i dont think i’ve ever had rugelach, but i think i have a bad impression of them! however, when i read the word nutella, i’m hooked. they sound awesome! hope everyone loved them 🙂
For some reason I can’t bring myself to healthify desserts during the holidays. Some things should be left alone – especially delicious Christmas cookies. 🙂
I love the pic of the rugelach in the snow! Don’t you just love those garlicky kale greens from Whole Foods? Yum.
What a fun evening! The rugelach looks so beautiful and delicious. I absolutely love all things ‘nutella’ so I will definitely be giving these babies a try!