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"One of my favorite cookies of all time, these are fabulous warm from oven, but also keep well in an airtight container. My Hungarian/Austrian Grandmom called these "Butterhorns", an aunt on the other side called her version "Schnecken" and I have seen versions of this also under "Rugelach" or "Rululach". It really..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cream cheese...

"This is a traditional sweet Christmas bread made both in Poland and Austria. This is the Polish version. I have posted the austrian version seperately as well ;-)"

Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs...

"This is a moist, buttery apple cake. The dough is best made the night before, put in the fridge and then filled and baked the next morning."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cream, dry yeast...

"Another one my grandmom used to make and no one has the recipe. After hours of searching the web, I finally found it (I didn't even know the name before!). This version is from Linda Paul, who won a Christmas cookie contest in Minneapolis with them."

Ingredients: eggs, granulated sugar...

"This recipe has been handed down for 2 generations. It is great for thanksgiving, christmas and easter. This was my grandmothers recipe. You can also substitute nutfilling for prepared poppy seed filling, (SOLO)"

Ingredients: egg whites, egg yolks, eggs...

"This is a Christmas and Easter tradition in most Hungarian households. Make the dough the night before and leave in the fridge, this makes it easier to handle before baking. This recipe can be made upto 7 days ahead and kept in the fridge in an airtight container."

Ingredients: cream, dry yeast, egg yolks...

"simple little crescent cookies."

Ingredients: eggs, granulated sugar...

"Pronounced geh-sten-ye tor-ta. This is a very rich, elegant, chocolate dessert. Chocolate chestnut layer cake, filled with chocolate nut filling, and topped with whipped cream and chestnut purée. A bit involved, but worth it. Perfect for holidays or other special occasions."

Ingredients: fine breadcrumbs, eggs...

"A very different cookie for your holiday sweets tray. I have not tried this myself."

Ingredients: cinnamon, oranges...

"This is a recipe from the UK tv chef Silvena Rowe who specializes in making Eastern European food. She says these are inspired by smaller tortes she has eaten in Budapest."

Ingredients: eggs, hazelnuts, heavy cream...

"This is a traditional sweet Christmas bread made both in Austria and Poland. This is the Austrian version. I have posted the Polish version seperately as well ;-)"

Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs, ground walnuts...

"Hungarian candies -- Mandulás Szalámi. These looked very interesting! Haven't tried as yet. Chill at least 12 hours."

Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, semi-sweet chocolate baking squares...

"Gooey caramel filling melts into irresistible buttery pastry!

The caramel may leak a little while baking, so be sure to use parchment. Cooking time does not include refrigeration time (at least 4 1/2 hours). Rugelach may be frozen, unbaked. You need not defrost before baking, but increase baking time by 5-7 minutes. This recipe is from..."

Ingredients: cream cheese, light brown sugar...

"This is not a simple recipe but it's worth it! It's from the cookbook, "Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague" by Rick Rodgers. It is composed of six thin, nut meringue layers made with a mixture of ground hazelnuts and almonds (you can also use just almonds or just hazelnuts)...."

Ingredients: cognac, confectioners' sugar...