Gerti Singer’s traditional Vanillekipferl biscuits

Today, Gerti Singer shares her secret recipe for traditional Vanillekipferl biscuits with you.

When the mountain peaks of Tiroler Zugspitz Arena lie under a glistening white blanket, soft snowflakes fall gently from the sky, and joy fills our hearts, Christmas is almost here. Gerti Singer loves to spend these days in the kitchen, mixing flour with butter, walnuts with sugar and vanilla sugar, until a wonderful smell fills the air. Especially granddaughter Leonie is happy about the sweet treat that her grandma has baked for you with much love. Would you like to try Gerti Singer’s sweet Vanillekipferl biscuits but the next stay in our luxury hotel in the Austrian Alps is far away? Just follow our recipe!

Ingredients:

210g flour
150g butter
75g ground walnuts
50g sugar
1pkg. vanilla sugar

And this is how you make the biscuits:

On a flat surface, combine the flour, room-temperature butter, nuts, sugar, and vanilla sugar to make a dough. Form 4 to 5 rolls from the dough, cut into thin pieces, shape them into croissants, and put them onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven at 180°C for 5 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle with vanilla sugar while still warm and enjoy.
Tip: After 3 to 4 days, Gerti Singer’s Vanillekipferl biscuits are especially delicious.