viennese crescents (almond crescents)

How To Make viennese crescents (almond crescents)

• 1

  In a large bowl combine flour, butter, nuts, 1/2 cup sugar, salt, and extracts. Mix until thoroughly blended. Shape into a ball.
• 2

  Refrigerate dough, covered, for at least an hour.
• 3

  Meanwhile, make vanilla sugar. Place sugar in bowl or small container. With a sharp, pointed knife split the vanilla bean lengthwise. Scrape out seeds, mix seeds with sugar. Cut the pod into small pieces and mix with sugar.
• 4

  Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 5

  Shape cookies into 1 inch balls. Then take each ball and roll in palms and shape into 3 inch crescents.
• 6

  Place rolls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 7

  Bake for 10 - 12 minutes until set but not brown. let them sit a minute before removing from sheets to cool.
• 8

  Once cool to touch roll cookies in vanilla sugar
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