Black And Blue Berry Rugelach

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons and more for sprinkling
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup dried blueberries
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 cup blackberry jam
• 1 egg , beaten

Recipe

• 1 beat the butter, cream cheese, and two tablespoons sugar at high speed until fluffy.
• 2 mix in the flour and salt at low speed.
• 3 place the dough on a lightly floured surface; divide into 6 equal portions. shape into disks, wrap in wax paper, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• 4 position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350.
• 5 line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• 6 in a small bowl, stir together the walnuts, blueberries, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, and cinnamon.
• 7 on a lightly floured surface, unwrap a piece of dough and roll it out to an 8-inch round.
• 8 using an offset spatula, spread two tablespoons jam over the surface, leaving a 1/2-inch border.
• 9 cut the dough into 8 pie-slice-like triangles.
• 10 sprinkle two heaping tablespoons of the walnut mixture on top.
• 11 roll up each triangle from the outside in; bend slightly into a crescent shape.
• 12 place 1-inch apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• 13 repeat with more of the dough and walnut mixture until the sheet is full.
• 14 brush with the egg and sprinkle with sugar.
• 15 bake until golden, about 22 minutes.
• 16 transfer the cookies to a rack to cool completely.
• 17 repeat with the remaining dough.