Course: cookie, german cookie, german cooking, Snack
Servings: 24
Ingredients
2cupsflour
1/3cupwhite sugar
3/4ground almonds
1cupbuttercold
1egg
1/2cupicing sugar
1tspvanilla
vanilla sugar or icing sugar for dipping
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 F.
Combine flour, sugar, icing sugar and ground almonds in a bowl. Cut cold butter into smaller chunks. Working quickly cut in butter with pastry blender. Add egg and vanilla.
Stir to mix and knead into a dough. If mixture feels a little dry add a couple drops of water.
Shape dough into logs. Cut off approximately 1/2 inch pieces. Shape each piece into a crescent and place on parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are starting to brown. Remove from oven and gently toss with either icing sugar or regular white sugar.