Traditional Austrian “Vanillekipferl”:
350 g flour
70 g sugar
210 g butter
100 g ground walnuts
1 egg white
Bourbon vanilla
Servings: 8 servings
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Baking time: 15 minutes
Traditional Austrian “Vanillekipferl”:
12.35 oz flour
2.5 oz sugar
7.4 oz butter
3.5 oz ground walnuts
1 egg white
Bourbon vanilla
Servings: 8 servings
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Baking time: 15 minutes
Here we are, my little shiny Christmas trees, almost at the end of the road, with Christmas being closer every day! The starting gun is ready and the big b(r)eak off can begin! Let the butter and flour Gods be with us, oh let us just make the perfect cookies this season (or every other)! We need to be gentle, jet brave and focused, just like my aunt Emma, but without the Christmas punch overdose! Let’s scrap off the fundamentals of Christmas cookies with this traditional “Vanillekipferl” recipe! But how to make “Vanillekipferl”? You’ll find out soon!
What are “Vanillekipferl”?
This traditional “Vanillekipferl” recipe, has sure some tongue twister capacity, but nevertheless they’re cute, snowy, and really yummy, everything Christmas kitchen stands for!
They somehow occurred in Vienna, some say because of the victory over the Ottoman (Turks), and therefore have the specific crescent moon shape! Thank the Austrian or the Turks, or precisely, the man who thought, “well things escalated quickly, therefore I need to bake”! Tank you Mr. Franz from Vienna, you saved the world, and let’s be honest, we appreciate cookies, not war! Love, peace and sugar coating is our new mantra!
“Vanillekipferl” (VAN-el-eu-KIP-fuhl) are traditional cookies found in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Croatia (and maybe your home), mostly during Christmas season or wintertime!
They are massively sugar coated (but if you don’t like it, you don’t have to) halfmoon shaped cookies! They are very crumbly when fresh and therefore require some of your attention, but in the end they regard you with something really special and unique! Now let’s jump right into our traditional “Vanillekipferl” recipe! Eins, zwei, Polizei? We have a tough cookie over here!
How to make “Vanillekipferl”?
Now we’ll discuss how to make “Vanillekipferl”? This one is really fast and easy. For our traditional recipe we’ll work in a few steps!
1. In a large bowl mix together all the ingredients. You’ll get a fine and shiny dough with just the right amount of everything in it!
2. Get your hands to work and form the “Vanillekipferl”! First make small balls and form them into a cylinder-like-shape between your hands. Bring together the ends of the cylinder shape and your cookie is ready shaped! We like to make them really small and cute, but yours can be as big as you like!
3. Bake them at 200 ° C (400 ° F) for 15 minutes, and now THE MOST important part as follows.
4. Take a plate and mix together the vanilla sugar and powdered sugar. While your cookies are still hot roll them in the sugar mixture! To get a really nice snowy coat they need to be still hot from the baking.
5. Let them cool down a few minutes and you are ready to go! My little cookie monsters, let’s roll!
Now you learned how to make “Vanillekipferl” ! Making them is really easy (as you see), all you have to do is just follow a few quick steps, that’s why we (and many others) love them so much. They are fast done, and really delicious! Maybe that’s why “Vanillekipferl” are one of the most popular Christmas cookies in Europe! What’s your opinion on “Vanillekipferl”?
