Vanilla cornets (Vanillekipferl)

Its 47 days till Christmas and I've started to think of all the biscuits my nan and I always made. This time of the year was always very special. You couldn't visit nans house without being welcomed by the smell of sweet little sins like vanilla sugar, nuts, rum, oranges every breath you took was delicious. Coming back home always meant to have the smell in my hair and it lasted till I washed it again. The cosiness and love she created during them weeks was so special to me.
First thing we started with was always Vanilla cornets (Vanillekipferl). It doesn't take much to make the dough but to form them properly you needed years. I can't count how often my little artworks got corrected by my grandmother, in the end I think I'm not too bad now, but it was hard work.

And here is the recipe, for those of you who want to give it a try.

Vanillekipferl

 

300 g flour
250 g margarine
100 g grounded hazelnuts
80 g sugar
Vanilla sugar to roll the biscuits in

Knead all ingredients together quickly. Make a big ball and put it on plastic wrap. Put it into the fridge for at least half an hour, better longer, you can also use it the next day.
Form little cornets and bake till they are light brown on the lower side at 180 degrees. When you take them out of the oven don't leave them on the baking tray. Once they've cooled down just a bit, roll them in vanilla sugar carefully.