Vanille Kipferln
Austrian cookie recipe from friends of my grandmother. Vanilla sugar and vanilla confectioners sugar is just sugar with the addition of one vanilla bean to the container. The longer the vanilla bean stays in the container with the sugar, the more vanilla flavor is absorbed by the sugar.
Steps
Sift the flour and cut in the butter.
Add salt , nuts and vanilla sugar.
Crumble and knead quickly to a smooth pastry.
Roll pastry into long tube shape.
Put into the refridgerator , wrapped in waxed paper or aluminum foil , to rest for 20 minutes or longer.
When ready to bake , heat oven to 350f cut roll into slices one-half width of thumbnail and then across each slice to create half moon shapes.
Place on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake for 20-25 minutes until slightly golden brown.
Sprinkle with vanilla-flavored confectioners sugar while still hot.
Ingredients
flour, butter, almonds, salt, vanilla sugar', confectioners' sugar"]"