Vanilla Crescent Cookies Draft

Name: Vanilla Crescent Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 7 oz butter, softened; ⅔ cup powdered sugar; 1 cup ground blanched almonds; 1 pinch salt; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 vanilla bean (or 3/4 tsp good vanilla extract); 2 egg yolks (from medium eggs); powdered sugar

Crisp vanilla crescents made with butter and ground almonds, dusted with powdered sugar while still warm.

Prep30 min
Cook15 min
Total45 min
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What you need

Amount:×1

For dusting

powdered sugar

How I make it

Preheat the oven to 320°F (160°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Put the butter, powdered sugar, almonds, salt and flour in a stand mixer bowl.
Split the vanilla bean and scrape the seeds into the bowl.
Mix with the paddle until the dough is crumbly.
Add the yolks and mix only until fully absorbed.
Pinch off small, even pieces of dough, roll them between your palms and bend the ends into crescents.
Arrange on the sheets and bake for about 15 minutes.
Take out of the oven and dust the crescents with powdered sugar while still warm.

What I've learned

For crisp crescents, I mix as little as possible once the yolks go in.

Source: ChefEf (chefef.com)