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15 Austrian Christmas Cookies Vanillekipferl Style

15 Austrian Christmas Cookies Vanillekipferl Style - Curated Christmas cookie recipes from The Cookie Index.

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1Potato starch and cake flour produce a particularly fine, melting crumb without the whipped method.Shortbread

Potato-Starch Vanilla Christmas Shortbread

Potato starch and cake flour produce a particularly fine, melting crumb without the whipped method.

2Pressed shortbread rings bake pale and crisp before receiving a thin glaze made with reduced apple cider and a pinch of cinnamon.Shortbread

Apple Cider Glazed Shortbread Rings

Pressed shortbread rings bake pale and crisp before receiving a thin glaze made with reduced apple cider and a pinch of cinnamon.

3Finely ground hazelnuts replace flour in a hand-shaped crescent dough with a delicate, nut-rich crumb.Shortbread

Hazelnut Christmas Shortbread Crescents

Finely ground hazelnuts replace flour in a hand-shaped crescent dough with a delicate, nut-rich crumb.

4Small, airy cornstarch cookies with a delicate crumb and fork-marked tops.Shortbread

Whipped Vanilla Shortbread Cookies

Small, airy cornstarch cookies with a delicate crumb and fork-marked tops.

5A saffron-scented almond dough frames a small apricot preserve window, baked just long enough to set the fruit in place.Shortbread

Apricot Saffron Shortbread Window Cookies

A saffron-scented almond dough frames a small apricot preserve window, baked just long enough to set the fruit in place.

6Buttery crescents combine crunchy macadamia pieces with bright candied ginger for a rich, aromatic cookie tin addition.Shortbread

Candied Ginger Macadamia Crescent Cookies

Buttery crescents combine crunchy macadamia pieces with bright candied ginger for a rich, aromatic cookie tin addition.

7Two contrasting doughs are folded together only briefly to create marbled rounds with cocoa-shortened patches.Shortbread

Chocolate-Vanilla Marbled Christmas Shortbread

Two contrasting doughs are folded together only briefly to create marbled rounds with cocoa-shortened patches.

8Yolk-bound shortbread folds around a small apricot center, creating crisp corners and a soft jam seam.Shortbread

Apricot Foldover Christmas Shortbread

Yolk-bound shortbread folds around a small apricot center, creating crisp corners and a soft jam seam.

9Firm joined dough strips make green-and-cream checkerboards with a tea-shortened crumb.Shortbread

Matcha-Vanilla Checkerboard Christmas Shortbread

Firm joined dough strips make green-and-cream checkerboards with a tea-shortened crumb.

10Vanilla bean and a small spoonful of bourbon flavor deeply buttery rounds with a crisp rim and tender center.Shortbread

Bourbon Vanilla Bean Shortbread Rounds

Vanilla bean and a small spoonful of bourbon flavor deeply buttery rounds with a crisp rim and tender center.

11Almond paste contributes sugar and moisture to a firm shortbread topped with sliced almonds.Shortbread

Almond-Paste Christmas Shortbread

Almond paste contributes sugar and moisture to a firm shortbread topped with sliced almonds.

12A jam-tart-style shortbread bar with a reduced apple filling and a true pastry lattice.Shortbread

Apple Butter Lattice Shortbread Bars

A jam-tart-style shortbread bar with a reduced apple filling and a true pastry lattice.

13Toasted coconut and fragrant cardamom give these hand-shaped crescents a tender crumb and a gently crisp edge.Shortbread

Toasted Coconut Cardamom Crescents

Toasted coconut and fragrant cardamom give these hand-shaped crescents a tender crumb and a gently crisp edge.

14Almond-flour shortbread sandwiches reveal raspberry jam through small star windows.Shortbread

Almond Linzer Christmas Shortbread

Almond-flour shortbread sandwiches reveal raspberry jam through small star windows.

15Almond butter replaces part of the dairy fat in a compact buckwheat shortbread dough.Shortbread

Almond Butter Buckwheat Shortbread

Almond butter replaces part of the dairy fat in a compact buckwheat shortbread dough.