Austrian Rugelach Cookies

A very fancy cookie that i always enjoy. This recipe was given to me by my german teacher. a very big thank you!!

Beat the butter with the cream cheese with an electric mixer until fluffy.

Add the flour and using hands make a thick dough.

Make three balls with the dough , cover them with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Mix the brown sugar with the cinnamon , raisins , walnuts and the chocolate chips.

Remove the dough from the refrigerator let stand in room temperature for a while and make 3-mm thick circles with each piece on a floured surface.

Divide each circle into quarters and then eighths and sixteenths , until we have 16 equal triangles.

Coat with marmalade and sprinkle with the sugar mixture.

Roll each triangle up , starting from the wide side , to make crescents.

Bake at 360f for 25-30 minutes.

Dust , if desired with icing sugar , when they are still hot.

butter, cream cheese, all-purpose flour, orange marmalade, brown sugar, cinnamon, chocolate chips, ground walnuts