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Cardamom Crescents

by baketotheroots
December 18, 2020
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    Are you still happy with Christmas cookies and all those other sweets that are being served right now? The closer we get to Christmas the more satiated you get when it comes to all the Christmas treats. After the second week with stollen, cookies and mulled wine I start to get bored by all the sweets – unless you serve me some of these Cardamom Crescents. I could eat them all the time – no need to celebrate Christmas… they do the trick any time of the year ;P

    Kardamom Kipferl | Bake to the roots
    Kardamom Kipferl | Bake to the roots

    Classic crescent cookies are a must-bake around Christmas – same for gingerbread and stollen. I made crescent cookies already as a small kid together with my mom. Back then we only made Vanilla Crescent Cookies – nowadays I got many different “Kipferl” recipes for Christmas. Gingerbread Chocolate Nougat Crescents, Ginger Crescent Cookies or these “somewhat unusual” Matcha Crescents – I like my crescents in many different flavors these days ;) Recently also with some cardamom. So good…

    Cardamom is used quite often in baking – for example, in cinnamon buns, carrot cake, cookies, and many more. Everything gets so much better with that spice. The idea for making these Cardamom Crescents is my bf’s fault actually – he loves to drink his morning coffee with some cardamom and I thought “why not giving him something that goes well with that coffee” ;)

    Kardamom Kipferl | Bake to the roots
    Kardamom Kipferl | Bake to the roots

    The cardamom, of course, is not the only “hero” in these cookies – only the combination with the cinnamon and vanilla makes these cookies so delicious… oh and not to forget the walnuts that are the base of the dough here ;) Everything together gives these Cardamom Crescents that great flavors and makes these cookies a great addition to my “Kipferl Collection” for Christmas ;)

    INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN

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    (about 30 crescents)

    1/2 cup (120g) walnut halves
    1/2 cup (120g) butter, softened
    1/2 cup (60g) confectioners’ sugar
    1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
    1 1/4 cups (160g) all-purpose flour
    1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
    1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
    1/4 tsp. salt

    confectioners’ sugar for dusting

    (ca. 30 Kipferl)

    120g Walnusskerne
    120g weiche Butter
    60g Puderzucker
    1/2 TL Vanille Extrakt
    160g Mehl (Type 550)
    1/2 TL Kardamom, gemahlen
    1/2 TL Zimt, gemahlen
    1/4 TL Salz

    Puderzucker zum Bestäuben

    Kardamom Kipferl | Bake to the roots
    Kardamom Kipferl | Bake to the roots
    Kardamom Kipferl | Bake to the roots
    Kardamom Kipferl | Bake to the roots

    DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG

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    1. Add the walnut halves to a mixer and mix until you get fine crumbs (but not a puree). Set aside.

    2. Add the butter, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla extract to a large bowl and mix until light and fluffy. Mix the flour with ground cardamom, cinnamon, and salt, then add to the bowl and mix until just combined. Add the ground walnuts and mix in. Transfer the dough to a large piece of plastic wrap and shape into a log, wrap tightly and place in the fridge for at least 1 hour (or overnight).

    3. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside. Take the roll of dough out of the fridge, cut it into thin slices and shape those slices into crescents (first, roll them into small sausages and bend them into the crescent shape) – place the rest of the dough back in the fridge. Place the crescents with some space in between on the baking sheet and bake for 10-11 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool down a bit on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack and dust the still warm crescents with confectioners’ sugar. Let cool down completely. Repeat with the remaining dough. The crescents/kipferl should be stored separately from other cookies in a tin box and should be eaten within 4-5 weeks.

    1. Die Walnusskerne in einem Mixer fein (aber nicht zu einem Mus) zerhacken. Zur Seite stellen.

    2. Butter, Puderzucker und Vanille Extrakt in eine große Schüssel geben und auf höchster Stufe hell und luftig aufschlagen. Mehl mit Kardamom, Zimt und Salz vermischen und zur Schüssel dazugeben – nur kurz verrühren. Die gehackten Walnüsse dazugeben und unterrühren. Den Teig auf ein großes Stück Klarsichtfolie setzen und zu einer Rolle formen, gut einpacken und für mindestens 1 Stunde (oder über Nacht) in den Kühlschrank legen.

    3. Den Ofen auf 175°C (350°F) vorheizen. Ein Backblech mit Backpapier auslegen und zur Seite stellen. Die Teigrolle aus dem Kühlschrank nehmen, in Scheiben schneiden und diese Scheiben dann zu Halbmonden formen (erst zu kleinen Würsten rollen und dann in die Kipferl-Form bringen) – Teigreste zurück in den Kühlschrank legen. Die Kipferl mit etwas Abstand zueinander auf das Blech setzen und dann für etwa 10-11 Minuten backen. Aus dem Ofen holen und auf dem Blech für kurze Zeit abkühlen lasen, dann vorsichtig auf ein Kuchengitter setzen und die noch warmen Kipferl mit Puderzucker bestäuben. Komplett auskühlen lassen. Mit dem restlichen Teig wiederholen. Die Kipferl sollten getrennt von anderen Plätzchen in einer dicht schließenden Blechdose gelagert werden und halten sich etwa 4-5 Wochen.

    Kardamom Kipferl | Bake to the roots
    Kardamom Kipferl | Bake to the roots
    Kardamom Kipferl | Bake to the roots
    Kardamom Kipferl | Bake to the roots

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    Cardamom Crescents

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    • Prep Time: 00:20
    • Cook Time: 00:11
    • Total Time: 01:45
    • Yield: 30 1x
    • Category: Cookies
    • Cuisine: Germany
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    A delicious new take on classic vanilla crescent cookies: Cardamom Crescents! So good!


    Ingredients

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    1/2 cup (120g) walnut halves
    1/2 cup (120g) butter, softened
    1/2 cup (60g) confectioners’ sugar
    1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
    1 1/4 cups (160g) all-purpose flour
    1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
    1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
    1/4 tsp. salt

    confectioners’ sugar for dusting


    Instructions

    1. Add the walnut halves to a mixer and mix until you get fine crumbs (but not a puree). Set aside.

    2. Add the butter, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla extract to a large bowl and mix until light and fluffy. Mix the flour with ground cardamom, cinnamon, and salt, then add to the bowl and mix until just combined. Add the ground walnuts and mix in. Transfer the dough to a large piece of plastic wrap and shape into a log, wrap tightly and place in the fridge for at least 1 hour (or overnight).

    3. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside. Take the roll of dough out of the fridge, cut it into thin slices and shape those slices into crescents (first, roll them into small sausages and bend them into the crescent shape) – place the rest of the dough back in the fridge. Place the crescents with some space in between on the baking sheet and bake for 10-11 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool down a bit on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack and dust the still warm crescents with confectioners’ sugar. Let cool down completely. Repeat with the remaining dough. The crescents/kipferl should be stored separately from other cookies in a tin box and should be eaten within 4-5 weeks.


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