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Date pecan orange rugelach cookies

Date pecan orange rugelach cookies

Here is a Middle Eastern flavored version of my Rugelach cookie with a flaky cream cheese pastry. This recipe uses dates, pecans and orange marmalade with allspice and cinnamon to compliment the filling. <br />COOKS NOTES: The pastry and filling should be made a day before baking. The pastry needs to firm up and the flavors in the filling will develop and meld. You can use either sweet or bitter orange marmalade. I like sweet. Medjool dates are the best quality and really shine in this filling. Form the filling into a teaspoon sized bullet that fits to the end of each dough triangle. The filling will slightly ooze out of the pastry and bake up perfect. Use good quality butter and cream cheese as the taste of this pastry depends on it. Try Cinnamon Sugar Trio by Simply Organic - Spice Right Everyday Blends I found at Whole Foods. This is a very spicy blend of Organic cinnamon and sugar and is perfect for sprinkling on cookies and your morning oatmeal. <br />