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Vanilla-walnut Crescents (vanilkové rohlíčky)

35 - 40 mini crescents
Vegetarian Diet, Czech Baking

Vanilla-walnut crescents (vanilkové rohlíčky) are one of my favorite Christmas cookies. Great flavor of walnuts formed into delicate crescents, which are then coated with decadent vanilla sugar and confectioners’ sugar.

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December 14, 2023
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Ingredients:

Cookie gough:

Coating:

* Can be purchased on Amazon.com. Usually sold in a packaging of 5 individual bags, and costs about $5 dollars. Alternatively, you can make your own in the comfort of your own home:

  1. Place ½ cup of granulated sugar and pour over about 2 TSP of vanilla extract.
  2. Do not cover and let fully dry overnight.
  3. When dry, place into a small blender and process until smooth with little crystals.

Tools:

Directions:

1. Walnuts preparation:

1.1. Place into a food processor:

1 ½ cups of walnuts

Process on high speed until the fine texture is reached – no larger chunks are present (about 2 minutes).

2. Dough:

2.1. Place into a kitchen mixer with a flat beater attachment:

Processed walnuts from the previous step
2 cups of all-purpose flour
1 cup of confectioners’ sugar
¼ TSP of baking powder

Shortly stir together using a hand whisk until nicely combined (about 1 minute).

2.2. Add:

1 ¾ sticks of butter – soft
1 large egg

Process at a slow speed until all ingredients are partially combined.

2.3.

Then increase the speed to medium-high and process until the dough is formed (about 2 – 3 minutes).

3. Resting time:

3.1.

Wrap the dough with plastic wrap: scoop it on the wrap and then cover it with the wrap and press to create a flat disk with a thickness of about ¾”.

3.2. Let cool in the refrigerator until the dough at least partially hardens (about 30 minutes).

Important:
If the dough in the refrigerator fully hardens (if left for a longer time, for example, overnight), remove from the refrigerator about a half hour to an hour before further processing.

4. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

5. Sugar coating:

5.1. Place into a medium mixing bowl:

1 cup of confectioners’ sugar
1 bag of vanilla sugar

Thoroughly stir together with a whisk until nicely combined.

6. Form the crescents:

Notes:

  • Work one-by-one on a non-floured surface.
  • It is essential to work fast with the dough.
  • If it becomes hard to work with the dough after a while (it will become too soft to form the crescents), place it back in the refrigerator for further processing to let it cool and harden.

 

6.1.

Cut the dough into long strips and then roll each to a round diameter of about 1/2”.

6.2.

Cut each roll into similar segments (each about 3” long).

6.3. Bend each segment into a horseshoe shape by bending both ends towards each other and immediately placing them on a baking sheet.

Important:
Ensure they are not touching each other (you can have up to 24 on each baking sheet).

6.4.

Repeat with all remaining.

7. Bake:

7.1.

Bake in a preheated oven until fully baked. The surface turns from a doughy texture to a solid (about 10 – 12 minutes).

7.2. Rotate the baking sheets in the middle of baking.

Note:
Right after baking, the crescents have a soft texture, which can confuse some people and make them think it is a sign of underbaking; this is why some people tend to extend the baking time and overbake crescents.

7.3.

Let partially cool on the baking sheet before further manipulation (for about 3 minutes).

8. Coat the crescents:

8.1. While still warm, coat each mini roll in sugar coating.

Tip:
Manipulate each crescent gently (you can use an icing spatula for easy manipulation).

8.2.

Place the coated mini crescents on a cooling rack.

8.3.

When all crescents are coated, place the remaining sugar mixture into a small sieve and gently sugar all crescents.

  • If parts of the ingredients stick to the side of the kitchen mixer during processing, stop the mixer, and use a spatula to mix it back in. Then, continue processing.
  • You can leave the dough to rest in the refrigerator longer (up to 3 days) – Remove and leave at room temperature for about 1 hour before processing.
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