Vanillekipferl - Vanilla Crescent Cookies (vegan)
Vanillekipferl is a real classic during Christmas time in Germany and Austria. Enjoy this buttery-tender vegan vanilla crescent cookie recipe during the holiday season… or even better: all year round! It is made with almond flour, and dusted with powdered vanilla sugar - yum!
Servings: 20 cookies
Equipment
- mixing bowl, baking tray, parchment paper, plastic wrap, spatula
Ingredients
- 125 grams unbleached all-purpose flour (4.4 oz)
- A pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 80 grams almond flour (2.8 oz)
- 50 grams powdered sugar (1.7 oz)
- 1 tablespoons vanilla sugar (alternatively use vanilla extract, the inside of 1 vanilla bean)
- 1 ½ tablespoons vegan vanilla yogurt
- 120 grams vegan butter, at room temperature F (4.2 oz)
for dusting:
- 50 grams powdered sugar (1.7 oz)
- 2 tablespoons vanilla sugar
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl combine dry ingredients. (If you are using vanilla extract or vanilla bean add it with the wet ingredients)
- Cut the butter into pieces and add it alongside vegan yogurt to dry the ingredients. Then knead into a dough with your hands. Roll the dough into a 1.5-inch (3-4cm) thick log and cut it in half. Wrap the logs tightly in plastic wrap and place them in the fridge for 1 hour (or overnight if wished)
- Preheat the oven to 355°F / 180°C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Take the dough logs out of the fridge (if it has been in there overnight let it warm up for a few minutes). Cut them into ½-inch (1 cm) wide slices. Roll each slice into a small roll, making the ends a bit thinner. Bend the ends together, to form a moon shape. Put the shaped cookies on your prepared baking tray.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 12 - 15 minutes until the ends are slightly browned.
- While waiting on the cookies mix powdered sugar with vanilla sugar in a small bowl. Once the cookies are done baking immediately dust them with the sugar mix. Let them cool for 15 minutes, then transfer them to a cooking rack. Once completely cooled dust them once more. Enjoy!