Vanilla Kipferl

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/4 cups butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups ground almonds
• 2 tablespoons vanilla sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs


• beat butter and white sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. add egg yolks to creamed butter mixture and beat until smooth. mix flour and almonds together in a separate bowl; slowly stir into creamed butter mixture, kneading the dough toward the end until smooth. place dough in an airtight container and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c).
• roll small pieces of dough into balls. carefully roll each ball into a 2 1/2-inch rope; form into a crescent shape and place on a baking sheet. repeat with remaining dough.
• bake in the preheated oven until cookies are golden brown, about 15 minutes. cool cookies on baking sheet for 3 minutes.
• spread vanilla sugar into a shallow dish or pie plate. lift cookies from baking sheet using a spatula and turn them, top-side down, into the vanilla sugar. cool cookies completely on a wire rack.