World Cuisine Recipe ‹ Vanille Kipferl I

This recipe is known in America as almond crescents. I converted the measurements and translated this recipe that has been in my family for generations. It's a German Christmas cookie.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• ¾ cup ground almonds
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• ¼ cup vanilla sugar
• ¼ cup confectioners' sugar

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Combine flour, 1/3 cup sugar, and ground almonds. Cut in butter with pastry blender, then quickly knead into a dough.
3. Shape dough into logs and cut off 1/2-inch pieces. Shape each piece into a crescent and place on prepared baking sheet.
4. Bake in preheated oven until edges are golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool 1 minute and carefully roll in vanilla sugar mixture.

Nutrition Facts

• calories207
• carbohydrateContent20 g
• cholesterolContent27.1 mg
• fatContent13.4 g
• fiberContent1.1 g
• proteinContent2.8 g
• saturatedFatContent6.7 g
• sodiumContent1.8 mg
• sugarContent5.7 g