Almond Crescents
| Ingredients | ||
| 425 g | all-purpose flour | 1 3/4 cups |
| 250 g | ground almonds | 1 cup |
| 50 g | sugar | 1/4 cup |
| 1 pkg | Dr. Oetker Vanilla Sugar | 1 pkg |
| 250 g | butter or margarine, cold | 1 cup |
| Decoration | ||
| 250 g | sifted icing sugar | 1 cup |
| 3 pkg | Dr. Oetker Vanilla Sugar | 3 pkg |
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 150°C (300°F). Grease a baking sheet.
2. Blend flour, ground almonds, sugar and vanilla sugar together on a pastry board.
3. Cut cold butter into small pieces over dry ingredients. Work all ingredients together quickly to make a smooth dough.
4. Roll a small amount at a time into pencil-like strips. Cut into small rolls about 5 cm (2").
5. Place on prepared baking sheet. Shape into crescents.
6. Bake at 150°C (300°F) for 10-15 min or until light golden.
7. Roll warm cookies in mixture of icing sugar and vanilla sugar. Cool. Store in airtight conrainer.
*These cookies get better the longer they are kept.
