here is the recipe for this sea salty chocolate rugelach, inspired by my mom’s. i love rugelach because the dough isn’t too sweet, and it’s just like a pie dough that’s been enriched with cream cheese. to help get those pie dough-like flakes, you want the ingredients to stay cold and you don’t want to over-mix the dough (some clumps of butter and cream cheese are a good thing). also, the refrigerator is your friend while you’re making these, so clear some space. since the dough is not too sweet, you can control the sweetness based on the kind of chocolate you use. i love using milk chocolate, but for a less sweet option, go with semisweet or darker.