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Claire Saffitz Makes Holiday Rugelach Cookies | Dessert Person
Join Claire Saffitz as she puts a creative spin on traditional rugelach cookies with a recipe inspired by her time in France. Drawing inspiration from pruneaux d’Agen fourrés, a delicacy of stuffed prunes flavored with almond and port, Claire crafts rugelach with a rich prune and port filling wrapped in a tender almond pastry. While not your typical rugelach, these cookies blend Jewish baking traditions with French-inspired flavors, resulting in a festive treat that tasters have called the best rugelach they’ve ever had. Perfect for the holidays or any time you want to bake something truly special!
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PRUNE FILLING
10 ounces (283g) pitted prunes (about 2cups), coarsely chopped
6 tablespoons port or red wine (3.2 oz / 90g)
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
(2 oz / 57g), cut into 1⁄2-inch pieces
1⁄4cup granulated sugar (1.8 oz / 50g) Pinch of kosher salt
DOUGH AND ASSEMBLY
7ounces (198g) almond paste
2cups all-purpose flour (9.5 oz /270g), plus more for rolling
1⁄4cup granulated sugar (1.8 oz / 50g)
1⁄2teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt or 1⁄4teaspoon Morton kosher salt
4ounces (113g) cream cheese, cut into 1⁄2-inch pieces, chilled
1stick unsalted butter (4 oz / 113g), cut into 1⁄2-inch pieces, chilled
1teaspoon vanilla extract 1large egg (1.8 oz / 50g), beaten
Demerara sugar, for sprinkling
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:40 How To Make Prune & Almond Rugelach
01:22 Ingredients & Special Equipment
02:25 Kerrygold
03:17 Make the Dough
08:34 Cook the Prune Filling
12:25 Roll the Rugelach
17:03 Brush with Egg & Sprinkle with Sugar
19:12 Bake
22:01 Cat Cam
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Video Series:
Producer/Director: Vincent Cross
Camera Operator: Calvin Robertson
Editor: Hal McFall
Animation Credits:
Character Designer/Animator/Backgrounds: Jack Sherry
Character Rigger: Johara Dutton
Theme Song: Mike Guggino
33 Comments
I love how between this and NYT's Cookie Week, we can see that Claire's focus this holiday season was "tiny spirals"
the kerrygold butter really is better
Love the port prune filling. Haven't rugelach in years. Always did raisin.
Happy holidays to you and your little family 😊
Looks delicious.! though I am ALWAYS hoping for more Claire Saffitz x SAVORY Person 🙂
savory = never have to temper chocolate! your favorite!
My coworker brought these into work yesterday and we were all so confused wondering how she baked arugula 🥗
Claire needs to do another travel series this time in Ireland to visit Kerrygold
OH MY GOD CLAIRE IS PREGNANT!!!!!
I want to try this with date filling
Claire, are you pregnant??! If so, CONGRATULATIONS!!! BTW, I love rugalach.
liked before even before pressing play! thank you for this!
Kerrygold’s overwrought plasticized foil packaging has had major difficulty with PFAS forever chemical contamination!
Claire, what's your favorite cookie? 🍪👀 i am looking for something delicious and new (and unfortunately i am allergic to this recipe)! 😁
Today I learned that a prune is a dried plum!! Hahaha
Your hair looks so good long ❤
Your recipes are sick and your hot. Dunno if your married or whatever and mean no disrespect.
Can you please work with any mass production and distributor to help us all get Demerara sugar?
Wait I missed a chapter! Baby Saffitz?!
Can you make the almond paste at home? Even marzipan is hard to find where I'm from and I love the idea? I'm guessing you need almonds and sugar, but in what quantities for this recipe?
Request: could you please do a "Fig Newtons" Claire Recreates? (The prune filling for rugelach kinda sent my brain there.) Love your cats and crew and all the things you do. 🥰
claire ily but felix stole the show this time.. only had eyes for him
Just yesterday I saw an older video where "Kerrygold" was bleeped out. I guess that was before they agreed to be sponsors.
Why did I hear it as prune and pork puree? 😂
Claire makes quality street chocolates!!!!
Question for you, Claire… We are a Diamond Crystal household. Most of my go to recipe sources will specify amount of salt for DK vs. Morton’s. What is your recommendation for recipes that don’t specify? Assume it’s Morton’s and double it? I’m always afraid of over-salting.
Never heard of those prunes before so ordered some haha
Please release the Felix's music theme on Spotify 😂
Claire, could I request a basic white bread recipe!? Mine comes out dense
Couldn’t start my holiday baking until I got Claire’s expertise. Perfection per usual! ✨
Beautiful! I’ll try these for sure.
Wondering, bun in the oven?
I love Felix's theme music! 😆
Claire I am begging you to make McDonald's Holiday pies. I eat as many as possible as soon as they are available and need to know your take on them
Claire is…pregnant! 🥰❤️🥰❤️