Vanilla Kipferl

Name: Vanilla Kipferl
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 36 min
Yield: 40
Ingredients: Type 00 flour 1.3 cups; Butter cold 8 ½ tbsp; Almonds ½ cup; Sugar &frac13; cup; Vanilla bean 1; Powdered sugar to taste

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Vegetarian

Difficulty: Average
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 16 min
Makes: 40 pieces
Cost: Low
Note + chilling time in the fridge (at least 2 hours in total)

PRESENTATION

Enrich your tea cookie platter with a specialty from Austrian tradition, typical of the Christmas period: vanilla kipferl! These delicate crescent-shaped cookies are made with an almond-based dough, egg-free, and rich in butter, giving them a particularly crumbly and melt-in-your-mouth texture. Perfect to enjoy with a cup of hot chocolate, vanilla kipferl will delight both young and old, not just during the holidays... try them in the Chocolate Kipferl variant!

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INGREDIENTS

For about 40 cookies: Type 00 flour 1.3 cups (170 g); Butter 8 ½ tbsp (120 g) - cold; Almonds ½ cup (70 g); Sugar ⅓ cup (70 g); Vanilla bean 1

for dusting: Powdered sugar to taste

Preparation

How to prepare Vanilla Kipferl

To make vanilla kipferl, pour the sugar into a mixer 1, add the almonds 2, and blend to a powder 3.

Transfer the mixture to a bowl, then add the vanilla bean seeds 4, all-purpose flour 5, and cold cubed butter 6.

Quickly work the ingredients first in the bowl 7 and then on the work surface 8 until you get a homogeneous dough. Form a dough ball 9, wrap it in plastic wrap, and let it rest in the refrigerator for an hour.

After this time, divide the dough into pieces weighing about 0.35 oz each 10, form a small roll and bend it into a crescent shape 11. Place the cookies on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and refrigerate for at least an hour 12.

After the chilling time, bake in a preheated static oven at 330°F for about 16 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool completely on a wire rack 13, then dust with plenty of powdered sugar 14. Your vanilla kipferl are ready to be enjoyed 15!