Vanilla Easter Biscuits
8 hours 45 minutes
To make these Easter biscuits you must first make vanilla sugar, but it's very easy to do. Just combine a crushed section of vanilla bean with icing sugar and let sit.
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Ingredients
Makes: 36 biscuits
- 1/4 vanilla bean
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 2 1/2 cups plain flour, sifted
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup almonds, finely chopped
Directions
Preparation:30min ›
Cook:15min ›
Extra time:8hours chilling ›
Ready in:8hours45min
- Make vanilla sugar by crushing the vanilla bean and mixing it with the icing sugar. Let stand covered overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.
- With your hands, rub together the flour and butter. Add the white sugar and almonds and mix well. Shape teaspoons of the dough into crescents.
- Bake on ungreased baking trays for 15 minutes. Let cool briefly, then sift vanilla sugar over the biscuits.
