The Iron Man actress celebrates Hanukkah in honor of her late father and she loves the ice cream from Chozen. This brand is well known for its Jewish inspired ice cream flavors and other food products. Some of the top ice cream flavors include Ronne's Rugelach, Coconut Macaroon, and not to forget the Chocolate Gelt.
The Oscar winning actress, Gwyneth Paltrow even shared some Hanukkah recipes on Goop that were inspired by Chozen, and it came straight from the cookbooks of Ronne and Meredith Fisher, who developed the ice cream flavors
INGREDIENTS:
Cream cheese at room temperature - 8 ounces
Unsalted butter, room temperature - ½ pound
Granulated sugar - ¼ cup plus 9 tablespoons
Kosher salt - ¼ teaspoon
Pure vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon
All-purpose flour - 2 cups
Light brown sugar - ¼ cup, packed
Ground cinnamon - 1½ teaspoon
Raisins - ¾ cup
Walnuts - 1 cup, chopped
Apricot preserves - ½ cup, heated in microwave for a few seconds to make it spreadable
1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon. milk
GETTING READY:
1. In a bowl add the cream cheese and butter. With an electric mixer, cream until it is light and fluffy.
2. Put in a ¼ cup of granulated sugar, the salt and vanilla extract.
3. On low speed, add the flour and mix until the ingredients come together into a dough.
4. Turn out the dough on a floured surface and roll it into a ball. Using a knife, cut the dough ball in quarters, flatten slightly, wrap each piece in plastic and refrigerate for 30 to 60 minutes.
5. During the last 30 minutes of the refrigerator time, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
MAKING:
6. In a bowl, combine 6 tbsp. of granulated sugar, the brown sugar, ½ tsp. cinnamon, the raisins and the walnuts.
7. Take the dough balls from the refrigerator. Roll out each ball of dough into a 9-inch circles.
8. Using a pastry brush, apply 2 tablespoons apricot preserves over dough almost to the edges, and sprinkle with ½ cup of the filling.
9. Using a rolling pin, press the filling lightly into the dough. Cut the circle into 12 equal wedges.
10. Starting with the wide edge, roll up each wedge, place the cookies, point side down, on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and chill for 30 minutes.
11. Brush each cookie with egg wash. Mix 3 tbsp. granulated sugar and 1 tsp. cinnamon and sprinkle on the cookies.
12. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
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