Authentic Vanillekipferl Recipe | German Vanilla Crescent Cookies – Traditional Christmas Favorite

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.

Add ground pistachios, cold butter, a pinch of salt, and sugar into a mixing bowl.

Start mixing with a dough hook until it begins to come together.

Switch to a paddle attachment and mix until the dough comes together, but do not overmix.

If the dough is too soft, chill it in the refrigerator before shaping.

Take a small amount of dough, squeeze it to remove air bubbles, and shape it into a crescent.

Place the shaped crescents on a baking tray, leaving space between them as they spread.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Bake the cookies for 15 to 17 minutes, until soft and slightly golden.

Let the cookies cool slightly, but not completely, before handling them.

Prepare a sugar mixture with sugar and vanilla sugar on a plate.

Dip the warm cookies into the sugar mixture gently to avoid breaking them.

Once completely cool, dust the cookies with powdered sugar.

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