Alsatian Christmas Cookies

Traditional recipes

Vanilla Kipferl

Vanilla Kipferl in the shape of a half moon are to be enjoyed in front of the fireplace with a good Christmas tea or a large glass of milk!

Delicious, sweetened just right, these Christmas Bredeles can be kept for several weeks in a tin.

Vanilla Kipferl

Prep time

40

minutes
Cooking time

12

minutes
Resting time

40

minutes
Total time

52

minutes

Oven power: 180°C (Th 6)

Ingredients

  • 250 g 250 flour

  • 200 g 200 butter

  • 80 g 80 caster sugar

  • 2 2 egg yolks

  • 100 g 100 ground almonds

  • icing sugar

Preparation of Vanilla Kipferl

  • Mix the egg yolks with the sugar and the vanilla sugar with a whisk.
  • Mix the flour and the butter until you obtain a sandy mass. Incorporate the egg and sugar mixture and the powdered almonds and knead the Vanille Kipferl dough until a homogeneous dough is obtained.
  • Reserve the half-moon dough for 1 hour in a cool place.
  • Preheat the oven to 180°C (Th 6).
  • Form small sausages and bend them in the shape of a crescent.
  • Place the Vanille Kipferl on a perforated baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake the half-moons for 10 to 15 minutes in an oven at 180°C (Th 6).
  • Remove from the oven, sprinkle with icing sugar and let the Vanille Kipferl cool on a wire rack.

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