Description
Buttery, tender Hungarian kifli cookies filled with sweet nut or fruit fillings, shaped into delicate crescents.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 200 g unsalted butter, softened
- 200 g cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- For walnut filling: 1 cup finely ground walnuts, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 cup milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- For apricot filling (alternative): 3/4 cup apricot preserves
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine softened butter and cream cheese until smooth and creamy.
- Add flour and salt, mixing until a soft dough forms.
- Divide dough into 4 portions, wrap each in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Prepare walnut filling by combining ground walnuts, sugar, milk, and vanilla in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until thickened, then cool completely.
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll out one portion of chilled dough into a thin circle (2–3 mm thick).
- Cut dough into triangular wedges.
- Place a small amount of filling at the wide end of each triangle and roll toward the tip to form a crescent.
- Place shaped cookies on prepared baking sheet, leaving space between them.
- Bake for 15–18 minutes until lightly golden.
- Allow cookies to cool slightly, then dust with powdered sugar.
Notes
- Fill with poppy seed, sweetened dates, raspberry, or plum jam for variety.
- Add lemon zest to the dough for a citrus twist.
- Add a touch of cinnamon to the filling for extra warmth.
- Replace part of cream cheese with sour cream for richer dough.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days. Freeze up to 2 months.
- Serve at room temperature and dust with powdered sugar before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15–18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Hungarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 90 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 30 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
