Hungarian Christmas Walnut Cookie Recipe- Hókifli

Hungarian Christmas Walnut Cookies (Hókifli) 🇭🇺❄️🌰

Hungarian snow crescent cookies, known as Hókifli, are soft, buttery, crescent-shaped pastries filled with sweet walnut filling and generously dusted with powdered sugar. These delicate cookies are a classic Christmas treat in Hungary and are often found on festive dessert trays during the holiday season.

They are light, melt-in-your-mouth, and covered in a snowy layer of sugar—just like their name suggests.

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🇭🇺 Why Hókifli Is a Christmas Favorite

People love Hókifli because:

  • Soft, buttery pastry dough
  • Sweet, nutty walnut filling
  • Beautiful crescent shape
  • Covered in “snowy” powdered sugar
  • Perfect make-ahead holiday cookie

They are simple, elegant, and deeply traditional in Hungarian Christmas baking.


🧾 Ingredients

🥐 Dough

  • 500 g all-purpose flour
  • 250 g butter (cold, cubed)
  • 200 g sour cream
  • 2 egg yolks
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar

🌰 Walnut Filling

  • 250 g ground walnuts
  • 100–120 g sugar
  • 80–100 ml milk
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • Cinnamon (optional)

❄️ For finishing

  • Powdered sugar (generous coating)

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