Oh yes — Butterhorn Cookies, especially the cinnamon-sugar kind, are true Hungarian nostalgic treasures 🇭🇺💛. They’re soft, flaky, rolled cookies that melt in your mouth and fill your kitchen with cozy, spiced aromas. These little crescent-shaped cookies are often found on holiday trays, but they’re perfect year-round.
Here’s a faithful, traditional-style recipe just like Nagymama would’ve made:
🥐 Grandma’s Best Butterhorn Cookies (Cinnamon Sugar) 🇭🇺
🧈 Dough Ingredients:
- 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 package (8 oz / 226g) cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
- Pinch of salt
🕰️ Optional: Chill dough overnight for better handling and flakiness.
🍯 Cinnamon Sugar Filling:
- ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1–2 tbsp softened butter (for spreading)
🧁 Topping (optional):
- Powdered sugar, for dusting after baking