German Christmas cookies...

This one is especially for my all-time favorite students in Japan. I hope you remember and are making lots of Christmas cookies! Thank you for all your lovely Christmas cards. I miss you and think about you!



Vanilla Crescents

200 gr butter
100 gr sugar
half a vanilla bean or vanilla aroma
100 gr ground almonds
260 gr flour
powdered sugar

Knead the sugar and the butter. Add the vanilla. Knead in ground almonds and flour to make a dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and cool in the fridge for an hour. Form into a roll (diameter: 4cm). Cut pieces of 2 cms. Form crescents and bake them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper for about 10 minutes at 190 degrees Celcius. Cool them a little before taking them off the baking sheet (if not they will break.) Coat them with the powdered sugar and cool them entirely. Store them in a tupperware to keep them crunchy.