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Melt-in-Your-Mouth Romanian Crescent Cookies with Turkish Delight (Cornulețe)
Classic festive Romanian crescent cookies with an unbelievably flaky, crumbly crust made from butter and sour cream, stuffed with sweet cubes of Turkish delight and showered in vanilla powdered sugar.
Prep
30 min
Cook
20 min
Total
50 min
Oven
180°C (160°C vent.)
Ingredients
servings
8
- All-purpose flour350 g
- Cold butter or traditional lard, cubed150 g
- Thick sour cream120 g
- Turkish delight (rahat), cut into small fingers200 g
- Vanilla powdered sugar for coating100 g
- Pinch of salt1 pinch
Preparation Steps
1
Quickly rub flour with cold butter cubes, sour cream, and salt until a cohesive soft dough forms. Wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
30 min timer
2
Divide dough into 4 balls. Roll each into a thin 2mm circle and slice like a pizza into 8-12 triangles. Place a piece of Turkish delight at the wide base and roll up toward the tip into a crescent.
15 min timer
3
Bake crescents on a parchment-lined sheet at 180°C (350°F) for 18-20 minutes until pale golden at the base. Roll immediately while piping hot in generous vanilla powdered sugar.
20 min timer
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Nutrition Facts
per servingCalories
290
Protein
3.5g
Carbohydrates
40g
Fat
13g
Allergens
GlutenMilk
*estimated values per serving
Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: Patrimoniul Culinar Tradițional Românesc / USDA Public Domain Collection (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) & Romanian Gastronomic Heritage)
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
