Best Family Favorite Czech Recipes

Dessert Anyone?? A good follow up to a hearty meal involves a little pastry with a hot cup of coffee. One of my family favorite czech desserts starts with Kolacky. Kolacky is a small pastry/cookie that can be prepared using a variety of fillings such as raspbery, apricot, poppy seed, or almond flavors. I have included a fast and easy raspberry kolacky recipes that has been passed down from my great aunt (Teta). Here is how it is prepared. Fruit Filled Kolacky 1 Cup All Purpose Flour 1 Stick Butter 3/8 Cup Cream Cheese Fruit Filling (Jam or Canned Pastry Filling) 1. Cream softened butter and cream cheese 2. Slowly add Flour 3. Thoroughly mix dough until well blended/moist. 4. Refrigerate dough for a few hours. 5. Roll out dough to about 1/4 inch. 6. Cut Dough into Squares. 7. Place squares on greased cookie sheet. 8. Spoon fruit mixture onto center of pastry square. 9. Fold opposite corners into center forming a square. 10 Bake for 12-15 minutes in 375 degree oven. 11.