🇭🇺 Hungarian Kiffle Cookies Recipe (Kifli / Kifflés)

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🇭🇺 Hungarian Kiffle Cookies Recipe (Kifli / Kifflés)

Ingredients

For the Dough:

  • 3 cups (360 g) all-purpose flour
  • 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ cup powdered sugar (for dusting after baking)

For the Nut Filling (classic version):

  • 2 cups (200 g) finely ground walnuts (or pecans)
  • 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
  • ½ cup (120 ml) milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Optional Fillings (choose your favorite):

  • Apricot preserves (thick, not runny)
  • Poppy seed paste
  • Raspberry or prune jam
  • Sweetened cream cheese
PREPARATION