Recipe - Kolaches (Or Kolacky)

1 cup Butter
1 cup Creamed cottage cheese
2 cup Flour
One fourth teaspoon Salt
1 cup Fruit filling (see below)
pineapple filling
1 cup (9 ounce can) crushed pineapple
1/3 cup Sugar
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
apricot filling
1 cup Chopped dried apricots
One fourth cup Sugar
2 tablespoon Butter
1/8 teaspoon Cinnamon

These are very simple, but you will find NO better cookie anywhere! On
the down side, they do require advanced preparation (overnight is best).
Included are a couple of filling recipes, but a can of premade will work
too. (Apricot is best) When rolling out dough, try to keep it as chilled
as possible. To cream the cottage cheese, it helps if you have a food
processor or blender, but a fork and a strong arm will do in a pinch. Mix
ingredients and chill at least 6 hours. Roll to 1/4" thickness. Cut into 2
or 3 inch squares, and place filling or preserves in center of square.
Bring corners over filling and seal together. Bake at 350 25 to 30
minutes. Remove and dust with powdered sugar. Pineapple Filling: Combine
ingredients in sauce pan, cook stirring constantly until thickened. Cool.
Apricot Filling: Simmer apricot 10 minutes. Add sugar and simmer 10 minutes
more. Remove from heat and add butter and cinnamon. Cool.

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