Hello everyone. Welcome back to another delicious and amazing lactose free recipe. In this week’s recipe I am dipping back into my German heritage and bringing you a delicious cookie recipe. These little German cookies are normally made by my Oma around Christmas time. They are just so delicious I could not resist making them earlier.
The recipes on this website have been tested with lactose free ingredients multiple times to ensure their success and deliciousness. As always, this recipe is lactose free providing you use the right ingredients. Always make sure your ingredients are safe.
To make this recipe you will need vanilla sugar. This is especially important to nail the taste of the cookie. You can find it easily in the herb and spice section of most supermarkets.
Ingredients
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Instructions
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In a large bowl add the flour, margarine, almond meal, vanilla, salt, water and icing sugar.
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Mix until it forms a crumbly dough.
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Tip the dough out onto a clean work surface and knead until it forms a smooth dough. You may need to add in another tbs of water if it is too crumbly.
- Wrap the dough in cling wrap and place in the fridge to chill for at least an hour.
- Preheat your oven to 170°C and line two trays with baking paper.
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In a small bowl sift the icing sugar and add the vanilla sugar. Set aside with the sieve to be used later.
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Cut the dough in half. Wrap one of the halves with clingwrap to prevent drying out.
- Roll the other piece of dough into a long log around half an inch.
- Cut the log into ½ inch pieces.
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Roll each piece into a ball. Then roll into a log. Use your fingers to pinch the ends so they are pointed. Bend to form a crescent shape.
- Place the log onto baking tray leaving a small gap for the next cookie.
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Continue doing this for all the pieces of dough.
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Bake the cookies a tray at a time for around ten minutes. They should have slightly golden edges.
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As soon as the tray is taken out of the oven use the sifter to sprinkle the hot cookies with the vanilla icing sugar.
- Leave the cookies to cool down.
- Congratulations you have now made lactose free German Vanillekipferl cookies.
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Serve, devour and enjoy.
