Delicious Vanilla Crescent Cookies

Description: Vanilla crescent cookies are a Christmas treat with a strong vanilla and almond flavor, and they can be quite fragile. However, this recipe does not fall apart and is very delicious. A beautiful surprise for Christmas that will delight everyone.

Christmas Favorite Baking

Author: Miriam

Publication Date: 2024-12-08

Category: Christmas Cookies

Cuisine: German

Preparation Time: 1H

Baking Time: 13M

Total Time: 3H

Yields: 36 cookies (3 baking sheets)

Ingredients

• 420 g flour
• 300 g butter
• 180 g peeled ground almonds
• 90 g sugar
• 3 egg yolks (M)
• 2 packets 16 g vanilla sugar
• 1 vanilla bean (seeds)

Instructions

1. Sift the flour into a bowl.
2. Prepare dough: Add butter, sugar, ground almonds, and egg yolks and mix with a hand mixer (dough hooks) to form a compact dough, or alternatively, knead with your hands.
3. Chill dough: Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for about an hour in the refrigerator.
4. Knead dough: Knead the dough again briefly before shaping (it will be a bit crumbly, but that is intended).
5. Prepare work surface: The work surface usually does not need extra flouring, as the dough does not stick. If it does, add a little more flour or almonds.
6. Shape crescents: I always shape the crescents by first rolling the dough into a long sausage (at the desired thickness) and then rolling it a bit thinner at the ends to create the typical crescent shape.
7. Bake: You can bake two sheets at once with convection heat, which saves some time.
8. Bake crescents: Bake the crescents at 150°C (convection) for 13 minutes, then dust with powdered sugar and vanilla sugar, and allow to cool completely as they can break if handled while still warm.
9. Tip: Don’t make a double batch unless you’re really up for it!

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