Vanilla Shortbread Cookies
Vanilla shortbread cookies with powdered sugar are a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the Vanilla Shortbread category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 2 Vanilla Beans
- 280 g flour
- 100 g peeled almond kernels (ground)
- 70 g sugar
- 210 g cold butter
- 100 g powdered sugar
- flour (for working)
- baking paper (for the tray)
Instructions
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1.
Split the vanilla beans lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. Quickly knead the flour with almonds, sugar, butter in crumbs and the vanilla seeds on a work surface into a smooth dough.
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2.
Divide the dough into 4 portions and shape each into rolls (2-3 cm diameter) on a floured surface. Wrap in cling film and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Preheat the oven. Line baking trays with paper. Cut the rolls into about 1 cm thick slices. Shape crescents from these and place on the tray.
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3.
Bake in the oven at 160°C (center, fan 140°C) for about 12 minutes. Remove from the tray with the paper and dust generously with powdered sugar while still warm. Let cool.
