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Vegan Vanillekipferl (German Vanilla Crescent Cookies.)

Vanillekipferl are traditional Christmas German Vanilla Crescent Cookies. These melt-in-your-mouth cookies are tender, soft and extremely addicting.

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 12 cookies 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: German
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Ingredients

  • 115 g salted vegan butter
  • 120 g plain flour
  • 50 g finely ground almonds
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 35 g icing sugar

for dusting

  • 5060 g icing sugar
  • pinch of ground cinnamon (optional)
  • pinch of ground nutmeg (optional)

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, mix your plain flour, finely ground almonds, icing sugar, vanilla extract and salted vegan butter using a handheld mixer.
  2. Bring your dough together using your hands.
  3. Dust your work surface with a little flour, and roll your dough into a 12-inch long log. It should roughly be around 1-inch thick too.
  4. Divide your dough into 1-inch long pieces, then roll out each cookie dough piece into 3-inch long cylinders.
  5. Using your hands, mould your cookie dough into a crescent by simply bending them slightly, and pinching the edges.
  6. Place all your crescent-shaped cookies onto a pre-lined baking tray and pop into the fridge for around 20 minutes or until they've hardened slightly.
  7. Pre-heat your oven to 180C/160C fan.
  8. Bake your cookies for around 20 minutes or until they're slightly golden around the edges, they should still be pale on top.
  9. Allow them to cool for 3-4 minutes, then dip into a bowl filled with icing sugar.
  10. Place your cookies onto a cooling rack, and allow them to cool completely.
  11. Finally, give your cookies a generous dusting with the remaining icing sugar.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 190