This holiday tradition is delicate and flaky with a dusting of powdered sugar. They need to chill overnight and assembly can be time-consuming…but they’re worth it!
Hungarian Kiflies
Ingredients
- 1 lb. butter
- 6 egg yolks
- 1 cup sour cream
- 4 cups flour
- 5 egg whites (lightly beaten)
- 1 cup walnuts (chopped finely)
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 cup sugar
- powdered sugar (for dusting cookies)
Instructions
To Make Dough (must be refrigerated 8-10 hours or overnight)
- Mix together butter, egg yolks and sour cream until blended. Add four cups of flour and blend until it forms a soft dough.
- Roll into one-inch balls and put in refrigerator over night.
To Assemble and Bake Kiflies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- For filling, slightly beat egg whites. Stir in walnuts, sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Take 1-2 balls of dough from refrigerator at a time and roll into a flat circle about 3 inches in diameter. Place 1/2 teaspoon of filling in center of each circle and roll so filling is enclosed in dough. Put cookies on a greased baking sheet about 2 inches apart and place cookie sheet in refrigerator while continuing to roll and fill remaining cookies.
- When cookie sheet is full, remove from refrigerator and bake in oven about 15 minutes or until light brown.
- Repeat process until all cookies are filled and baked.
- Cool and dust with powdered sugar.