Instructions

1. 1

   Mix the flour, ground almonds, sugar, vanilla sugar and salt, add the cold butter in pieces and quickly knead into a smooth shortcrust dough.

2. 2

   Wrap the dough in film and chill.

3. 3

   Pinch off small pieces of dough, roll into logs and bend into crescents, setting them apart on the baking sheet.

4. 4

   Bake in a preheated oven at 175 °C until pale golden; the tips should not brown.

5. 5

   Mix the powdered sugar with vanilla sugar and gently roll the still-warm crescents in it.