Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Get the recipe for Turkish Crescent Cookies here: bit.ly/4gN8WDT
We first learned about Turkish Crescent Cookies (or, “moon” cookies) when Chris Kimball sent us photos of one at the 250-year-old confectionery and bakery Haci Bekir, in Istanbul. He was immediately charmed by its old world character (and so were we).
“It’s a grownup cookie from a city that goes back centuries, the seat of power for Emperor Constantine and then later, in the mid-15th century, the conquering Ottomans,” he wrote. “Also, there is the intriguing combination of lemon zest, walnuts, raisins and chocolate.”
You might be able to make these from what’s in the cupboard, which is the spirit of this dessert. They were originally made from leftover bakery scraps as filling. The “project” part is the assembly, rolling them out into fat crescents and topping with a sprinkling of almonds and dusting of powdered sugar. Our baking expert Rose Hattabaugh brings you her adaptation.
Get these and 200 more of our all-time favorite baking recipes in our new book “Milk Street Bakes”: bit.ly/4i3s2qG
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0:00 How to make Turkish crescent cookies
1:46 How to divide dough evenly
3:03 How to make Turkish crescent cookie filling
5:01 How to fill and shape Turkish crescent cookies
7:08 How to finish the Turkish crescent cookies
Get the recipe for Turkish Crescent Cookies here: bit.ly/4gN8WDT
We first learned about Turkish Crescent Cookies (or, “moon” cookies) when Chris Kimball sent us photos of one at the 250-year-old confectionery and bakery Haci Bekir, in Istanbul. He was immediately charmed by its old world character (and so were we).
“It’s a grownup cookie from a city that goes back centuries, the seat of power for Emperor Constantine and then later, in the mid-15th century, the conquering Ottomans,” he wrote. “Also, there is the intriguing combination of lemon zest, walnuts, raisins and chocolate.”
You might be able to make these from what’s in the cupboard, which is the spirit of this dessert. They were originally made from leftover bakery scraps as filling. The “project” part is the assembly, rolling them out into fat crescents and topping with a sprinkling of almonds and dusting of powdered sugar. Our baking expert Rose Hattabaugh brings you her adaptation.
Get these and 200 more of our all-time favorite baking recipes in our new book “Milk Street Bakes”: bit.ly/4i3s2qG
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#milkstreetrecipes #milkstreetbakes #baking #cookies
#holiday #holidaybaking #holidayrecipe #brunch #brunchrecipe #easyrecipe #weekendproject
0:00 How to make Turkish crescent cookies
1:46 How to divide dough evenly
3:03 How to make Turkish crescent cookie filling
5:01 How to fill and shape Turkish crescent cookies
7:08 How to finish the Turkish crescent cookies
