Vanilla christmas cookies

  

Today I offer you an Alsatian recipe, ideal at this time of year, “Kipferle” shortbread  Kipferle means crescent.  They make it with the dough  of almond and vanilla croissant .

They are eggless,  more buttery and have almond meal. 

Preparation time; 30 minutes 

Baking time; 15 minutes





Ingredients :


120g of softened butter

35g caster sugar

60g almond powder

140g of plain flour

1 tsp of vanilla extract

A little powdered sugar and  vanilla flvored sugar for the garnish

Preparation :


Preheat the oven to 170 degrees using "hot air"


Mix the softened butter and the sugar until it becomes creamy


Then add the almond powder, flour and vanilla and mix again


Form a ball (can be done by mix or by hand).


Divide the dough into four

Form  each piece  to a long rope .

Cut each  into pieces about 6 cm wide.

Shape small crescents by pressing on the ends

Place them on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper

Bake for about fifteen minutes at 170 degrees (they should come out lightly browned)

 


In a deep plate, place a little icing sugar and a bag of vanilla sugar and mix


After complete cooling, place each croissant in the sugar mixture, covering them completely and place them on a serving dish

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