Kolaczki cookies : recipe from assorted ones.

-8oz cream cheese- room softened

-3 sticks room softened butter

– mix above together

Mix in 1 cup white flour. Then mix in 1/2 cup flour at a time until the batter is swisher able but not sticky.

Shape batter into a 2 inch thick square and then cover completely with plastic wrap.

Cool in refrigerator for 2 or more hours.

Lay a mixture of sugar and confectionary sugar on a work surface .

Cut dough into four pieces ( work on one piece at a time)

Roll each piece, to roughly 1/4 inch thickness, and cut and then cut roughly 2 by 2 inch squares

Place each square onto parchment lined cookie sheet.

Place a teaspoon full of jam or preserves ( some suggest mix with peanut butter.) length wise on 2 inch square.

Using egg whites, join the opposite sides of cookie together to seal

I needed two cookie sheets.

Bake at 350degrees F for about 25 minutes. Check if the cookies are starting to brown at edges before the 25 minutes. If so , remove from oven.

Note 1: had a suggestion from a granddaughter , Della, that they could be baked a little longer.

Note:2 sealing the batter tips together using finger tips dipped in water is an alternative.