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🇭🇺 Traditional Hungarian Kiffle Cookies (Kifli)

📋 Ingredients:

For the Dough:

• 2½ cups (315g) all-purpose flour
• 8 oz (225g) cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup (225g) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt

For the Filling: (You can choose one or make a variety!)

• Apricot jam (or any thick jam like raspberry or plum)
• Ground walnuts mixed with a little sugar and milk (to make a paste)
• Poppy seed filling
• Sweetened cream cheese filling

For Finishing:

• 1 large egg, beaten (for brushing)
• Powdered sugar, for dusting