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The kipferl cookie is similar to a sugar cookie, and is an Austrian cookie that means “crescent”. They are allegedly supposed to represent the first snowfall on the rooftops of Vienna.
INGREDIENTS
- 110 g cold butter
- 40 g granulated sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 mL vanilla
- 1 egg yolk
- 150 g cake flour
- 50 g almond flour
DIRECTIONS
- Combine (don’t cream) the sugar and cold butter
- Mix the egg and vanilla into the butter mixture
- Sift the dry ingredients in and combine well. Chill for a few hours
- Knead dough to make it pliable
- Roll into a 16″ log and cut off 1″ pieces
- Roll each piece into a ball, and then into a log. Thin out the tips and make crescents
- Bake at medium heat until just the tips have begun to brown
- Put icing sugar on the cookies immediately after baking
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