You always wanted to have a go-to rugelach recipe. Whether you love the chocolate or vanilla versions, your rugelach will now finally be coming out of your own oven. (Perfect for break-the-fast!)
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This past winter one of our daughters came home from school telling us that her friend Chayala Weinman’s mother sends baked goods to school every few days and “She’s like the best baker” (emphasis on the like). Mrs. Weinman sends all kinds of cookies: sprinkle, chocolate chip, fruity pebble, and crinkle to school. However, these rugelach are the most popular and the high school girls fight over them. You can make classic cocoa version or the vanilla version.
If you think you need to be a perfectionist to make beautiful rugelach, it’s not true. See? You don’t have to roll your dough into a perfect circle. The results will still be beautiful.
Smear your dough with oil,
then sprinkle on the filling.
The vanilla filling is a mixture of confectioners’ sugar and vanilla sugar.
We are ready to roll!
Slice into 24 wedges.
Roll up rugelach-style.
Place on prepared baking sheet.
If rugelach was something you always bought, because you thought it was too involved to make,
now you can finally have your rugelach fresh from the oven (and plenty more to keep in the freezer for next Shabbos!).
- 2 oz fresh yeast or 6 ¾ teaspoon dry yeast
- 1 cup orange juice, room temperature
- 5 ¾ cups flour
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 3 sticks margarine, at room temperature
- 3 eggs
- Oil, for smearing
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup cocoa
- Oil, for smearing
- 3 ½ cups (1 lb) confectioners' sugar
- 7 tablespoons vanilla sugar
- Prepare the dough: Dissolve yeast in orange juice.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine flours, sugars, and salt. Add margarine, eggs, and yeast/juice mixture. Knead until smooth.
- Preheat oven to 350⁰F. Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Divide dough into 4 parts and shape into balls. Roll each part into a circle ⅛ inch thick.
- Prepare the filling of your choice (cocoa or vanilla). Combine sugar and cocoa or confectioners’ sugar and vanilla sugar.
- Smear dough with oil, then sprinkle on the filling. Spread with cocoa mixture or vanilla mixture. Slice into 24 wedges. Roll up rugelach-style. Place on prepared baking sheet (there is no egg wash necessary on top).
- Bake for 20-25 minutes.
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Malkie spiegel says
Can you make this with oil?
betweencarpools says
It won’t be the same with oil.
Becky says
Bais yaakov cookbook 2 has a fantastic recipe with oil. Don’t know how it compares but it’s delicious.
L says
Any alternatives to margarine? Coconut oil maybe? Please let me know. We don’t use margarine.
Rachel says
Do you think I can use vanilla extract instead of vanilla sugar for the filling of vanilla rogelach?
sarah friedman says
made them today! very quick and east recipe! more of a cookie taste then a gooey runny rugela.
C says
Think it would help to switch the filling?
Rikki Barash says
same. was too dry. noone cpould eat without a drink
Ruchie says
This dough doesn’t need to rise?
Rivka says
Made them with oil (1 1/4 cups). Sooooooo good and finally a rugelach recipe that’s easy to make!
Tried to freeze a batch but somehow all disappeared from the freezer within 3 days. Turns out they taste good frozen too.
Julia says
What type of rugelach would you compare them to i.e. like which brand?
Rivka Adler says
This recipe takes the cake! I used spelt flour (shibolim white spet) so maybe that’s why I had to add apprx another half cup it should not be too sticky. I also used organic sugar and sunflower oil instead of margarine. The result is a mouthwatering soft and extremly tasty pastry. Not dry at all. Disappears faster than you can imagine. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Rene says
These Came out yum! both flavors! Thank you for sharing this recipe. (Only change… I baked for less as my oven always needs less time.)
c says
Such a great recipe. I did half filling vanilla and half chocolate so half of each recipe was more then enough.
A great all around recipe!