Mmmmmm, all these sound good so far!!!

My mom was born in Slovenia. She's half Slovenian and half Serbian (her mom is Slovenian and her dad is Serbian). She and my grandma make several Yugoslavian Christmas cookies that I just LOVE. Here's a recipe for one of them that I really like.

Kolachy (pronounced "koh-LAH-chee" I think. I have also seen it spelled "kolacky" or "kolache")

serves 8-10 dozen

6 cups sifted flour (velvet is best)
1 pound butter
1/2 tsp. salt
1 grated lemon rind
juice of 1 lemon
4 tbsp. sugar
1/4 cup warm milk (or water)
1 cup sour cream
6 egg yolks
6 egg whites - reserved for next day
1 package yeast
1 additional tsp. sugar
1 1/2 - 2 cans Solo apricot filling (you could probably use any brand of dessert/pie filling, but we always use Solo, it comes in 12 oz. cans)
some superfine sugar (to roll cookies in when finished)

Cut butter into flour, 1/2 tsp. salt, lemon rind and 4 tbsp. sugar until crumbly.

In separate bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk and 1 tsp. sugar. Let stand 10 minutes to proof.

In a third bowl, beat 6 egg yolks, sour cream and lemon juice together. Add this and the yeast mixture to the flour mixture. Combine well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Next day:

Roll dough thin. Cut into square pieces (about 2" by 2"). Fill with a small amount of Solo apricot filling. Pinch together (they should look like this without the icing on top). Brush with slightly beaten egg whites. Bake in 400 degree F oven for 10 minutes. Cool and roll in superfine sugar.

You can also use other filling like poppyseed, raspberry, or walnut mixture.

mmmmmm makes me hungry!!!!