The Best Vanilla Crescent Cookies

7. 10. 2025

To intensify the taste, lightly dry-roast the hazelnuts in a pan and remove the skins before grinding them.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cup of cold butter
• 1/2 cup ground walnuts or hazelnuts
• 1/4 cup of powdered sugar
• 1/2 vanilla pod with seeds scraped out

For wrapping

• 1/3 cup of powdered sugar
• 1/2 vanilla pod with seeds scraped out

Method:

1. Combine the flour, salt, cubed butter, icing sugar, nuts, and vanilla seeds in a food processor fitted with the paddle attachment.
2. Mix on medium speed until a crumbly dough forms.
3. Add 1-2 tablespoons of milk if the dough is too crumbly.
4. Shape the dough into a ball, wrap it in cling film, and refrigerate it for an hour.
5. Preheat the oven to 338°F and line the trays with baking paper.
6. Roll out the cooled dough into a cylinder about 0.6-0.8 inches
7. Cut the roll into approximately 3.2-inch pieces and shape them into a roll or crescent shape.
8. Bake the vanilla rolls for approximately 12-15 minutes until the edges are golden.
9. In the meantime, scrape out the vanilla pod and mix the seeds with the powdered sugar.
10. Wrap the still-warm candy in their mixture.

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