Best Hungarian Nut Crescents Recipes

HUNGARIAN NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix margarine and cottage cheese.
• Add flour until well-mixed and smooth dough forms.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight, or at least a couple of hours.
• (Shape into walnut-sized balls before or after chilling).
• Roll each ball on floured board to the size of a small saucer.
• (You can mix some sugar with the flour for rolling).
• Make filling by mixing sugar and nuts in blender or food processor till finely chopped.
• Place TSP.
• of filling in center of circles.
• Fold circles in half and seal.
• Form into crescents.
• Sprinkle with sugar and place on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes or until golden.
• ***NOTE:You may need to make more filling.
• Also, you may adjust the size of the dough circles too for different sized cookies.
• If you do this, you may need to adjust baking time too!

KIFLI (CRESCENT COOKIES)

Steps:

• DOUGH:
• Blend flour and butter thoroughly using a pastry blender if desired.
• Add egg yolks and yeast cake which has been dissolved in cream.
• Add sugar and vanilla.
• Chill dough if it is too soft to roll out easily.
• Divide into 2 parts and roll each into a 12-inch circle or larger. Cut into 16 or more pie-shaped pieces.
• Place a small amount of nut filling or jam on each wedge and beginning at the rounded edge, roll up.
• Place on greased baking sheet, point underneath. Let stand for 20 minutes.
• Brush top of crescents with beaten egg.
• Bake at 350°F for 15 to 18 minutes or until light brown on bottom.
• FILLING:.
• Mix all ingredients listed for filling together, mixing well.