Viennese Crescent Holiday Cookies
Serves: 6
Carter Wolf
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
55
Spice
57
Sweetness
56
Sourness
41
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.8
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)
2
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, butter, nuts, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, salt, and vanilla
3
Hand mix until thoroughly blended
4
Shape dough into a ball
5
Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour
6
Meanwhile, place sugar in a bowl or small container
7
With sharp chef's knife, split vanilla bean lengthwise
8
Scrape out seeds, and mix them into the sugar
9
Cut pod into 2 inch pieces and mix into sugar
10
Remove dough from refrigerator and form into 1 inch balls
11
Roll each ball into a small roll, 3 inches long
12
Place rolls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet, and bend each one to make a crescent shape
13
Bake 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until set but not brown
14
Let stand 1 minute, then remove from cookie sheets
15
Place hot cookies on a large sheet of aluminum foil
16
Sprinkle with prepared sugar mixture
17
Turn gently to coat on both sides
18
Cool completely and store in an airtight container at room temperature
19
Just before serving, coat with more vanilla flavored sugar