My Favorite Holiday Cookies

Dec 13

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Let's enjoy some pretty pictures first.

And here are my favorite cookies.

Vanillekipferl

(Almond Cresents)

I call them:

Vanilla German Cookies

This cookie recipe has become a tradition every Christmas.

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

1 cup ground almonds or walnuts

1/3 cup sugar

1 package vanilla sugar or 1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 1/4 cup cold butter

Topping:

1 cup powdered sugar

1 package vanilla sugar (optional)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

Blend flour, sugar, almonds, and vanilla.

Cut in cold butter and work quickly into a smooth dough.

Shape into small balls about 1 inch in diameter.

Bake for 20 - 23 minutes.

Let cool completely and roll into topping.

Enjoy!

P.S. You are supposed to shape them into cresents, but they take too long in my opinion.

My Little Boy is 2!