Vanille Kipferln

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup very hard butter
• 1/2 cup almonds or hazelnut, ground
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla sugar
• confectioners' sugar, vanilla-flavored

Directions

1. 1

   Sift the flour and cut in the butter. Add salt, nuts and vanilla sugar.

2. 2

   Crumble and knead quickly to a smooth pastry. Roll pastry into long tube shape.

3. 3

   Put into the refridgerator, wrapped in waxed paper or aluminum foil, to rest for 20 minutes or longer.

4. 4

   When ready to bake, heat oven to 350°F Cut roll into slices one-half width of thumbnail and then across each slice to create half moon shapes. Place on ungreased baking sheet.

5. 5

   Bake for 20-25 minutes until slightly golden brown. Sprinkle with vanilla-flavored confectioners sugar while still hot.