Walnut Moon Cookies
Also known as Vanillekipferl · Veg + Egg · Sweets & Desserts, Cakes, Cookies & Bakes
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Walnut moon cookies, or vanillekipferl: butter dough with ground walnuts and cinnamon, baked as crescents. Makes 12, 35 minutes plus chilling, video.
Ingredients
10 itemsButter, Softened200 grams
Icing Sugar85 grams
Salt1 pinch
Cinnamon Powder¼ tsp
Vanilla Essence½ tsp
Egg Yolk½
Maida225 grams
Walnuts50 grams
Baking Powder1 pinch
Contains: milk, egg, cashew or other tree nuts, wheat.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 12. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 246kcal | 2952kcal |
| Protein | 2.8g | 34g |
| Carbohydrate | 22g | 265g |
| Fat | 17g | 199g |
| Fibre | 0.8g | 9.6g |
| Sugar | 7.2g | 86g |
Cookd masalas for walnuts
Method
- 1
Preheat an oven at 180°c.
- 2
Carefully pulse blend walnuts until powdered.
Walnuts
- 3
Whisk the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
ButterIcing Sugar
- 4
Add the remaining ingredients and mix well to form a dough.
SaltCinnamon PowderVanilla EssenceEgg YolkMaidaBaking Powder
- 5
Cover it in cling wrap and rest the dough for 30 mins, refrigerated.
- 6
Roll out into roundels and into a log and bending them to form crescent moon shapes.
- 7
Bake in a preheated oven at 180C for 15-18 mins until lightly golden brown. Cool completely prior to serving and dust with icing sugar.
Icing Sugar
Before you start
- How long does Walnut Moon Cookies take?
- 35 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Walnut Moon Cookies serve?
- 12. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Walnut Moon Cookies vegetarian?
- It is eggetarian: no meat or fish, but it does contain egg.
- Is Walnut Moon Cookies spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Walnut Moon Cookies?
- 50 grams Walnuts, 200 grams Butter, 85 grams Icing Sugar, 225 grams Maida, ½ Egg Yolk, ¼ tsp Cinnamon Powder, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Walnut Moon Cookies?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Walnut Moon Cookies?
- About 246 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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