Happy Thanksgiving 2013!

or to those celebrating two Holiday's today....

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Raspberry Cinnamon Twist Cookies

These little beauties are technically Rugelach, which are a traditional Jewish cookie, but you don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy these. Even though they are a perfect Hanukah cookie (Hanukah starts the day before Thanksgiving) they are a any-Holiday cookie because cinnamon always feels appropriate for the Fall and Winter, and they make a ton. These would be fantastic for a party, a cookie exchange or to give away as gifts.

This is Ina Garten’s recipe and I really didn’t change much except the filling. She used raisins (which I didn’t) and apricot jam, where I used raspberry.

I’m not going to lie; this recipe is a little time consuming. They’re not hard to make, but rolling out 4 separate pieces of dough and then rolling 50-ish cookies was a little tedious. Also, the dough needs a lot of refrigeration so they’re not an instant gratification cookie. Regardless, they are worth making and even better to eat! First of all, it’s a cream cheese dough. See? Already off to a great start! Secondly, once they’re baked the cookies have a soft, delicate crumb with the sweet tartness of the jam and that cinnamon sugar topping… mmmm…. Yummy!

(recipe after the jump)