Homemade Christmas No-Bake Delicacies: Kefflies, Rice Krispies and More

You can make cookies and a tradition at the same time. I come from an area heavily populated with Polish and Hungarian residents. At Christmas, everyone looks forward to kefflies. I moved to an area just 40 minutes away, and no one knows what kefflies are. I introduced them and started a tradition. The week after Thanksgiving, we all get together to make kefflies. They are labor-intensive, so the more the merrier. They are soooooo delicious that you'll want to hoard them all.

The night before the get-together, I make up the crust and make them into balls.

The Crust:

Mix together 2 pound of butter and 8 cups of flour. Separate 12 eggs and beat the yolks. Add the egg yolk to the butter that has been creamed with the flour. Add in 1 pint of sour cream and knead the mixture until it is smooth.

Separate the mixture into 10 1-inch wide "ropes" and break off 1-inch balls. You will end up with 120 balls, 12 from each rope of dough. Set it in the refrigerator overnight to chill firm. Save the whites from the eggs in a covered dish.

The Filling

Whip the (12) egg whites until they are stiff. Add 3 Cups of powdered sugar, 1 tsp of vanilla, and (optional) 1tsp of lemon juice. I've made it with and without. Add in 3 lbs of finely ground pecans or walnuts. (I vote pecans!)

Roll each ball flat into a large circle. Put a dollop of the filling in the center. (A little filling goes a long way since it swells.) Roll the dough into a crescent shape and seal the dough shut. And place it on a cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Put powdered sugar in a bag (I have always used paper lunch sacks, they work great.) and shake a few warm cooked kefflies at a time.

We eat some we divide the rest and everyone takes a job. One of the older granddaughters with the patients of Job began the first year by scooping the hot kefflies off the tray and having the youngest grandchild shake the bag. She was smart enough to find the perfect job for the youngest. The batch of kefflies is usually doubled for the occasion.

Another Holiday Tradition of the Past.