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Good thing I doubled the filling recipe, but unfortunately doubled the dough, too. One measuring teaspoon of a double recipe is enough for the whole, one, batch of dough. Not tasty at all.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2021-12-06","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Linda7793"},"reviewBody":"These were not easy to make! Did not turn out at all like the picture. You have to be very careful how much filling you put in the center or they split open and it all oozes out. Would not recomend for a novice baker. 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Love this recipe - definitely adding this to my holiday rotation! Both the dough and the filling are very tasty, very Eastern European. I made these for our Ukrainian school's St. Nicholas celebration (because our St. Nicholas traditionally leaves gifts under the pillow).<\/p>
I do find it tricky to get the filling not to leak, even though I did moisten the edges with water, sealed really well by hand, and pressed with a fork, even reduced the amount of filling to 3\/4 tsp- maybe these need little slits on top? Anyway, the leaked filling can be cut away and there's still plenty inside.<\/p>
The egg wash needs to be heavy because the dough doesn't brown on its own.<\/p>
I made the dough in the food processor, after grinding the walnuts.<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"12\/19\/2017 22:06","GUID":"719337c37c6b4609b60bb6abb11efb24","MemberId":5242799,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"lada2","SubmittedDate":"12\/19\/2017 22:06"},{"Comment":"
oh my gosh...these are now added to both my bakery menu and my Christmas cookie regulars. Easy to make and SO delicious!!!<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"12\/08\/2015 15:22","GUID":"00d94c6350c845c6b3026c990534112e","MemberId":1034705,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"nightskystar","SubmittedDate":"12\/08\/2015 15:22"},{"Comment":"
I enjoyed making these beautiful things and enjoyed it even more when I saw the look on people's faces once they took a bite. Very unique kind of cookie ;)<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"11\/22\/2011 10:25","GUID":"84a1c0fd1b124b7c825f9f64c442c669","MemberId":4880384,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"nessienessa","SubmittedDate":"11\/22\/2011 10:25"},{"Comment":"
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