Chocolate Rugelach

A much-loved Jewish holiday treat, rugelach (pronounced rug-a-lah) are miniature pastries posing as cookies. They're made by rolling a buttery, flaky dough around a sweet filling of fruit, nuts, chocolate, or pretty much anything your heart desires. Yiddish for ‘little twists', rugelach can be crescent-shaped, or rolled into logs, much like a strudel, and cut into slices before baking.

While they look like fancy bakery cookies, they are totally doable at home. The key is to think ah