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🍰 Vanilla Crescent Cookies with Hazelnuts
65 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 2 vanilla pods
- 280 g flour (+ 1 tbsp for working)
- 120 g ground hazelnuts
- 100 g powdered sugar
- 200 g cold butter
- 3 tbsp vanilla sugar (for rolling)
Instructions
- 1. Cut the vanilla pods in half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds with a knife.
- 2. Mix the vanilla seeds with the flour, hazelnuts, and powdered sugar in a bowl.
- 3. Add the butter in small pieces to the mixture.
- 4. Knead all ingredients with your hands until a crumbly mass forms.
- 5. Rub the crumbs between your palms until small flakes form.
- 6. Quickly knead the flakes into a smooth dough and form a ball.
- 7. Wrap the dough ball in cling film and place it in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- 8. Divide the dough into 4 equal portions after the cooling time.
- 9. Shape each portion on a lightly floured surface into a roll with a diameter of 2 to 3 centimeters.
- 10. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
- 11. Line two baking sheets with baking paper.
- 12. Cut the dough rolls into slices about 1 centimeter thick.
- 13. Roll each slice into a finger-thick noodle and taper the ends slightly.
- 14. Bend the dough noodles into the classic crescent shape (half moon).
- 15. Place the crescent cookies on the prepared baking sheets.
- 16. Bake the cookies for about 12 minutes until golden brown in the oven.
- 17. Remove the trays from the oven and peel the cookies off the baking paper while still warm.
- 18. Roll the warm cookies in vanilla sugar.
- 19. Let the cookies cool completely on a wire rack.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 65
- Protein: 1 g · Fett/Fat: 4 g · Carbs: 6 g