Hungarian Cookies Nut Crescents was “Recipe for the Day” on Marjorie Mariner’s “Kitchen Corner.” The show’s guest was Margaret Hertok. Undated. Submitted by Elizabeth Glasgow. Mariner was the host of “Kitchen Corner,” which was broadcast on Youngstown, Ohio NBC affiliate WFMJ (Channel 21). Visit the Metro Monthly Food & Recipes section for more great recipes.
INGREDIENTS
2 cups flour
½ cup sugar
½ pound butter
½ pound ground nuts (walnuts)
1 teaspoon vanilla
PREPARATION
- Cream sugar and butter.
- Add flour slowly.
- Add nuts and vanilla.
- Roll out on floured board and cut into 2-inch squares.
- Roll from the corner down and make into a crescent form.
- Bake for 15 minutes in a 400°F oven.
- Roll in powdered sugar.
Hungarian nut crescents are a traditional Eastern European cookie baked for the Christmas holiday and celebratory events like weddings. A traditional preparation utilizes ground walnuts, but other varieties use apricot, poppyseed and prune lekvar filling.
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