Vanillekipferln (Vanilla Crescent Cookies)

==Description==
===Ingredients===
*2 1/4 	cups Flour
*2 	cups Confectioner's Sugar 	
*1/2 	cup Blanched Almonds, finely ground 	
*3 (9 	g) packets Vanilla Sugar 	
*1 	pinch Salt 	
*1/2 	lb cold unsalted Butter, cut into small pieces 	
*1/4 	teaspoon Lemon Extract 	
*1 	tablespoon Milk
===Directions===
* Combine flour, 3/4 cup of the confectioners' Sugar, almonds, 2 of the vanilla Sugar packets, and salt on a clean surface, shape into a mound, then make a well in the center.
* Add butter and lemon extract to well.
* Using your fingers, work flour-nut mixture into butter until dough resembles coarse meal.
* Sprinkle milk over dough, knead until smooth, and shape into a ball.
* Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
* Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
* Sift remaining confectioners' Sugar and vanilla Sugar into a medium bowl and set aside.
* Divide dough into 16 equal pieces.
* Using your hands, roll each piece of dough out on a clean surface into 3/4 inch thick ropes.
* Cut ropes crosswise into 2-1/2 inch pieces, then gently pinch ends to round off edges.
* Shape pieces of dough into small crescents and transfer to parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
* Bake until goiden around edges, 12-14 minutes.
* Allow cookies to cool for 1 minute then transfer a few at a time to bowl of Sugar and coat well.
* Transfer cookies to a rack to cool completely.
* Cookies may be stored in airtight containers for up to 1 week.
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==See also==
Category:Austrian Desserts
Category:Desserts
Category:Recipes
category:Lemon Recipes
category:powdered sugar Recipes
category:blanched almond Recipes
category:lemon extract Recipes
category:vanilla powder Recipes
category:almond Recipes
category:butter Recipes
category:Sugar Recipes
category:granulated sugar Recipes
category:flour Recipes
category:salt Recipes
category:meal Recipes
category:milk Recipes