Christmas Walnut Crescent Cookies – Culinary Hungary🇭🇺
👩🍳 Instructions:
Make the dough: In a large bowl, mix flour, powdered sugar, ground walnuts, salt, and vanilla. Cut in the butter with your hands or a pastry cutter until crumbly. Knead into a soft dough. Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes.
Shape crescents: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Pinch off small walnut-sized pieces of dough, roll into a small rope, and shape into crescents (patkó shape).
Bake: Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 12–15 minutes, until lightly golden on the bottom (they should stay pale on top).
Dust with sugar: While still warm, gently roll in powdered sugar or sift sugar over the top. Let cool completely.
💡 Tips for Best Results:
For extra flavor, toast the ground walnuts lightly before adding to dough.
Handle dough gently — too much kneading will make cookies tough.
Store in an airtight tin for a few days — they get even better as they rest.
Would you like me to share a chocolate-dipped version (half-dipped crescents, very popular in Hungary during Christmas)?
