Vanilla Kipferle

This is a german christmas cookie recipe my mother would make every year.  Very easy to make, looks good and tastes delicious.

For the Dough

250 g flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

125 g sugar

1/4 tsp salt

3 egg yolks

200 g butter, softened

125 g finely ground almonds or hazelnuts

 For dusting the cookies

1/2 cup powdered sugar mixed with 1 pkg vanilla sugar

1. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
2. Make a well, add sugar.  On top of sugar add the yolks.
3. Add ground nuts
4. Put pieces of butter all around the edges of the sugar
5. With your hands quickly form into a ball.  Do not knead or over mix
6. Break off small pieces of dough and form into crescents
7. Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
8. Bake for 8 – 10 minutes @ 325 F
9. Cookies should be a very light brown.
10. While still warm sprinkle with sugar mixture
    

    Vanilla Kipferle