Walnut and Currant Rugelach

Rugelach are the most popular and well-known Jewish cookies in the United States and are definitely the most popular Jewish cookies we make at the bakery. This version is a mix between a cookie and a pastry, with a delicate and flaky dough (two-thirds of the dough is fat—butter and cream cheese) encasing special fillings, sprinkled with sugar, and baked until golden brown.

Rugelach evolved from the Eastern European Jewish cookie called kipfel. In the early 1950s, the name