Vanilla Crescents (Vanille Kipferl)
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
40
ingredients
- 100 g finely ground almonds
- 280 g flour
- 210 g soft unsalted butter
- 70 g sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- vanilla sugar, to toss in
directions
- Preheat the oven to 160°C.
- Combine flour with ground almonds and mix with soft butter till smooth.
- Add sugar and salt.
- Form a long strand about 1 1/2 inches thick by rolling the dough.
- Cut into 2 inch pieces.
- Taper the ends and form into crescents.
- Put on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake on middle rack for about 12 minutes until golden brown.
- Let cool for about 2 minutes on the sheet.
- Remove and carefully toss them individually in a bowl with vanilla sugar to cover them completely (do this while they are still warm!).
- Makes for delicate crescents with a subtle flavor.
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<p>I still cook, and bake, but in great moderation and not as elaborately, as I've done in the past.</p>
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