Vanillekipferl

Preparation: 1 hour

Makes about 80 Vanillekipferl

Ingredients:

• 300 g unbleached flour

• 70 g sugar

• 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar

• Pinch of salt

• 100 g ground almonds

• 220 g butter

• ½ cup icing sugar

• 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar

Method:

• Mix all the dry ingredients together.

• Cut the butter into small pieces and knead into the dry ingredients by hand until it forms a smooth dough (takes about 10 minutes).

• Line a baking tray with baking sheet.

• Turn on the oven to 170 C (340 F)

• Divide the dough into 4 parts. Roll out each part of dough with your hands into logs about 5 cm thick.

• Cut the logs into 1 cm pieces.

• Roll them out with your hand and form a crescent shape.

• Bake in the oven for about 15-17 minutes until the edges are lightly browned.

• Combine the icing sugar and the vanilla sugar.

• Dip the still warm Vanillekipferl in the sugar mix until well coated.