🇭🇺 Hungarian Christmas Walnut Crescent Cookies (Hókifli)

🧾 Ingredients:

  • 250 g all-purpose flour
  • 200 g butter (cold)
  • 100 g ground walnuts
  • 50 g powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla sugar (or vanilla extract)
  • Pinch of salt

For coating:

  • Powdered sugar (for dusting)

👩‍🍳 Instructions:

  1. In a bowl, mix flour, ground walnuts, powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt.
  2. Add cold butter and rub it into the mixture until a dough forms.
  3. Shape the dough into a ball, wrap it, and refrigerate for 30–60 minutes.
  4. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
  5. Take small portions of dough and shape into small crescents.
  6. Place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
  7. Bake for 12–15 minutes until lightly golden (do not overbake).
  8. While still warm, roll the cookies in powdered sugar.

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