Walnut Crescent Cookies from Pozsony

When I was writing this book, I often heard, “I hope you have a recipe for Pozsony Kipfli!” which are a favorite Christmas cookie. Pozsony, originally on the Hungarian side of the Austrian border, was called Pressburg in Germany and Austria, and today it is known as Bratislava and is the capital of Slovakia. The local walnut-filled crescents were so wonderful that they took on the city’s name (in Vienna, they’re known as Pressburger Kipfeln). They can be made as large as regul