Mini Chocolate Or Fruit Rugelach - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Dough
    1 cup softened butter
    8 ounces cream cheese, room temp
    4 cups flour
    1 cup sour cream
    Filling
    1 cup sugar
    1/2 cup nuts
    1/2 cup raisins or 1/2 cup dried cranberries
    2 teaspoons cinnamon
    1/2 cup strawberry jam
    Topping
    1/2 cup sugar
    1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    Beat butter with cream cheese until smooth.
    Add flour, alternately with sour cream ending with flour.
    When all is combined, divide into 10 discs, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1/2 hour, or more.
    Roll out one disc into an 8 inch circle, leaving others in frig until you're ready for them.
    Melt jam in microwave for 20 seconds and brush over dough circle, and/or spread with warm ganache.
    Chop raisins and nuts with sugar and cinnamon in food processor.
    Sprinkle filling sparingly over jam or chocolate ganache.
    Cut circle with a pizza cutter into 12 triangles by cutting in fours, and then each 1/4 into 3 triangles.
    Roll each one beginning with wide end. Place on cookie sheet point side down. (otherwise they will unroll while baking).
    Sprinkle tops with combined cinnamon and sugar.
    Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.

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