Vanillekipferl German Vanilla Crescent Cookies

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option while margarine is often less expensive.

ground almonds

🥗Healthier: ground walnuts

💰Cheaper: ground sunflower seeds

Ground walnuts offer similar texture and flavor, while sunflower seeds are often more affordable.

Combine all-purpose flour, almond meal, soft icing sugar, and a pinch of salt in a mixing bowl.

Add unsalted butter, keeping it cool and not too soft, and half a teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Mix everything together by hand until a dough forms, ensuring the butter stays cool.

Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes without wrapping it.

After chilling, divide the dough into quarters, keeping the remaining dough cool in the fridge.

Roll a quarter of the dough into a rod with a diameter of about 1.5 cm and cut it into 8 cm pieces.

Shape each piece into a crescent by rolling the ends thinner and bending it into shape.

Place the crescents on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, ensuring there is space between them.

Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F) and bake for approximately 14 minutes until the tips are lightly golden brown.

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