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Kossuth Kifli or Half Moon Cookies

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Kossuth Kifli or Half Moon Cookies are delicious cookies from the old days. Very popular in Hungary and also Romania and other Eastern European countries, these cookies have a “cake”  texture, are delicate and delicious and good to make them on a Sunday afternoon.

Kossuth Kifli or Half Moon Cookies is an old recipe, very popular in Hungary and also Romania and other Eastern European countries.

My grandma and also my mom used to make them quite often when I was a child, and they were considered some of the most popular cookies around.

While doing research about the origins of these cookies, I found out that they are quite popular in many other Eastern European countries.

What is so cool about this recipe is that it has more of a “cakey” texture than a regular cookie and it can be flavored with whatever flavor you wish. 

I usually use lemon and that is the version I am sharing with you today.

Kossuth Kifli or Half Moon Cookies is an old recipe, very popular in Hungary and also Romania and other Eastern European countries.

The batter is spread onto a prepared pan and then baked for 20 minutes until the edges are lightly golden. It almost looks like a sheet cake when you pull it out of the oven.

Kossuth Kifli or Half Moon Cookies is an old recipe, very popular in Hungary and also Romania and other Eastern European countries.

After it cools down, the “sheet cake” is cut with a small round biscuit cutter or simply with a glass, in a crescent shape, or half moon (in my family, a glass was used for this step).

Then you dust the cookies with powdered sugar and you’re done!

Kossuth Kifli or Half Moon Cookies is an old recipe, very popular in Hungary and also Romania and other Eastern European countries.

Very easy to make and delicious, this recipe brings back the simplicity of the old times when baked goods were made with basic ingredients and were easy to put together.

Kossuth Kifli or Half Moon Cookies is an old recipe, very popular in Hungary and also Romania and other Eastern European countries.

Some of the variations of the recipe have chopped walnuts on top of the cookie to add more texture. My version, the one I had from my family, does not.

I think that walnuts were not included because it was a relatively difficult ingredient to find in certain parts of the country between 1945 and 1990 when Romania was under communism.

However, you can certainly add them for a more enhanced flavor.

You will also need an 11 x 17-inch baking tray.

Kossuth Kifli or Half Moon Cookies is an old recipe, very popular in Hungary and also Romania and other Eastern European countries.
 
That being said, enjoy and feel free to drop a comment to let me know what you think about the recipe.
 
Kossuth Kifli or Half Moon Cookies is an old recipe, very popular in Hungary and also Romania and other Eastern European countries.
 
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Yield: 24 cookies

Kossuth Kifli or Half Moon Cookies

Kossuth Kifli or Half Moon Cookies

Kossuth Kifli or Half Moon Cookies, is an old recipe, very popular in Hungary and also Romania and other Eastern European countries.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup/ 125 g butter at room temperature
  • 2 cups/ 250 g powder sugar
  • 4 eggs separated
  • 2 cups/ 250 g all purpose flour
  • 1 lemon zest
  • 1 orange zest
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • juice from one lemon
  • optional: 1 cup/100g/3.5oz ground walnuts

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
  2. Butter and flour an 11inch x 17inch (27x43 cm) baking pan and set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
  4. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, and continue beating.
  5. Gradually add the flour.
  6. Incorporate the vanilla, lemon, orange zest, and the lemon juice to the batter and mix well.
  7. Separately, in a medium bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff.
  8. Slowly incorporate them into the batter, with a spatula, grabbing the batter from underneath to the surface. (this will keep the air in the egg whites)
  9. Gently spread the batter into the prepared pan.
  10. Optional: Evenly sprinkle walnuts on top of the batter.
  11. Bake at 350F for about 20 minutes until the edges are lightly golden brown.
  12. Remove from the oven and place the tray on a cooling rack before cutting the cookies.
  13. When cool, cut half moons shape cookies with a glass or a round biscuit cutter. Place them on a platter
  14. Finally, dust the cookies with powder sugar and serve.
  15. They keep well in a tightly covered container for up to 2 days.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving:Calories: 145 Total Fat: 6.8g Saturated Fat: 2.8g Trans Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 11mg Sodium: 36mg Carbohydrates: 18.8g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 0.6g Sugar: 10.3g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 2.7g
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