Crescent Butter Biscuits

Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 100
Yield: 100 servings

Description

Buttery crescent-shaped cookies (Kipferl) are made with almond meal and rolled in vanilla sugar in this festive German cookie recipe.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups almond flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1 cup unsalted butter
3 egg yolks
1/4 cup vanilla sugar, or as needed

Directions

1 Combine all-purpose flour, almond flour, and sugar in a bowl; rub in butter using your fingers until coarse crumbs form. Add egg yolks and work into a smooth dough. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
3 Turn dough onto a floured work surface; roll into long, thin pieces. Cut into 2-inch pieces and shape each piece into a crescent-shape. Place crescents on the prepared baking sheet.
4 Bake in preheated oven until lightly golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Immediately roll the crescents in vanilla sugar while hot. Set aside to cool.