HUNGARIAN COOKIES

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Categories     Cookies     Nut     Dessert     Bake

Yield Makes 50-60 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

8 cups flour
2 cups milk
5 packages yeast
1/2 cup warm water
8 eggs
1 pound butter (four sticks)
2 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Cinnamon
Sugar

Steps:

  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat, scald the milk, remove from heat and then add the butter. Cool the mixture until it is lukewarm. Beat the eggs until they are light and fluffy. Mix yeast into warm water, and then add to milk & butter mixture. Stir yeast mixture into eggs, and then add flour in 1 cup batches and mix until a soft dough forms. Grease a large bowl and place the dough init. Grease the top of the dough and cover the bowl loosely with plastic wrap; refrigerate overnight. Divide dough into 4 parts. Sprinkle board with sugar and roll dough until VERY THIN. Sprinkle with more sugar, nuts, and cinnamon. Cut dough into 1 1/2" to 2" squares, start at corner and roll each square up into a stick. Crimp ends and form into crescent. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans immediately as they will stick if they cool. These store best in tins lined with waxed paper.

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