Part Cookie, Part Pastry, All Delicious! Malted Milk Chocolate Rugelach

<p>Rugelach is a beloved Jewish treasure originating from Eastern Europe. The cookie-pastry hybrid can be filled with anything from jam to chocolate and is the perfect two-bite treat fit for any holiday spread. This version, a classic chocolate rugelach bolstered with the flavors of creamy milk chocolate and malted milk powder, has a nostalgic flavor and tender, melt-in-your-mouth texture that will shine at any cookie swap.</p><p><a href="https://food52.com/recipes/88695-malted-milk-chocolate-rugelach-recipe"><strong>Recipe</strong></a></p><p>16 Rugelach </p><p><i>Dough</i></p><ul><li>2 1/4 cups (288g) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting</li><li>1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar</li><li>1/4 cup (40g) malted milk powder</li><li>1 teaspoon kosher salt</li><li>1 cup (2 sticks/226g) cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch cubes</li><li>8 ounces (226g) cold cream cheese, cut into ½-inch cubes</li></ul><p><i>Malted Milk Chocolate Filling</i></p><ul><li>4 ounces (about ⅔ cup/113g) milk chocolate chips or chopped milk chocolate</li><li>1/3 cup (53g) malted milk powder</li><li>1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon (6g) unsweetened natural cocoa powder</li><li>1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon</li><li>1/4 teaspoon kosher salt</li><li>1 large egg, for egg wash, plus more if needed</li><li>sanding sugar, for sprinkling</li></ul><ol><li><i>Make the dough</i>: In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade attachment, combine the flour, sugar, ¼ cup malted milk powder, and salt. Process until combined, 10 to 15 seconds. Add the butter and cream cheese and process until a rough, shaggy dough forms that just starts to pull away from the sides of the food processor, 30 to 45 seconds. (If you don’t have a food processor you can pinch and knead the butter and cream cheese into the dry ingredients using clean hands as if you are making pie dough.) Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured work surface, cut in half, and roughly form each half into a rectangle. (Wipe out the food processor, but don’t wash it.) Tightly cover in plastic wrap a