Scandinavian Kiflins

My grandmothers recipe for my favorite cookies. She always makes them around the holidays and are part of my holiday memories.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 20

Ingredients

• 14  ounces butter
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 4  cups flour
• 1⁄2 cup  finely ground  almonds
• 1  vanilla bean
• 1 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar

Directions

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Add nuts, mix in flour.
3. Refrigerate ½ hour.
4. Form crescent shaped cookies (or any other shape with cookie cutter) 1/4" thick.
5. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 375 degrees until lightly browned.
6. Grind vanilla bean and mix with powdered sugar.
7. When cookies are cool, sift sugar mixtures over cookies.