Vanilla here, vanilla there - the pleasant scent of this unique spice wafts towards us everywhere, be it from scented candles, at the Christmas market or from home-baked cookies, including the ever-popular vanilla crescents. Would you like to finally replace or supplement these with other delicacies, but love their soft and melt-in-your-mouth texture? No problem, because there are wonderful alternatives with more unusual flavors that you can (and should) test and we will show you some of the best Kipferl recipes to bake.
Bake marzipan crescents without flour and butter
Vanilla isn't the only Christmas flavor. Marzipan is also an essential treat at Christmas time. That's why you should definitely plan on these unique marzipan cookies as soon as you declare the Christmas bakery open this year. The marzipan is still going througha little almondsand almond oil supplemented.
For 40 pieces:
- 500 g Rohmarzipan
- 250g sugar
- 2 egg whites
- ½ bottle of bitter almond flavor (oil)
- 100 g almond flakes
- optional couverture for decoration
Line a baking tray with baking paper and preheat the oven to 175 degrees top and bottom heat. Mix all ingredients into a cookie dough. To do this, use your hands or the hand mixer with a dough hook. Then you can shape the dough into several rolls (approx. 7 cm long). This task is easier with moistened hands as the dough is quite sticky. Roll the rolls over the almond flakes, then shape them into crescents.
Bake the marzipan cookies for 12 to 15 minutes, checking frequently as they can get too dark very quickly. In the end, only the tips of the crescents should be slightly golden brown - then they are just right. If you want, after the treats have cooled, you can melt the couverture in a water bath and dip the tips of the marzipan crescents into it.
Notice: It is important that you adhere to the temperature, baking time and setting instructions, otherwise the crescents will burn quickly or become too dry and hard.
Kipferl recipes for Christmas – prepare gluten-free nut croissants
Nut cookies are also one of the classics at Advent and if they are homemade, they taste even better (and you always have something to serve when your friend spontaneously comes over for a coffee). Can't decide between hazelnut cookies, walnut crescents and almonds? Well, then just combine everything –completely without flourand butter! Perfect if you are looking for gluten-free croissant recipes.
Prepare the Nutskipferl recipe the evening before.
For 60 pieces:
- 2 medium eggs
- 200g powdered sugar
- 150 g almond flakes
- 200 g each of chopped walnuts, hazelnuts and almonds
For the nut kirpferl, beat the egg white and sugar until foamy, stir in the chopped nuts, cover the bowl with cling film and place the dough in the refrigerator overnight.
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees top and bottom heat and line two baking trays with baking paper (or work in two batches with one tray each). Scatter the almond flakes on the work surface, knead the dough well again and shape it into a long roll, which you then cut into 10 centimeter pieces. Then roll these over the almond flakes to cover them on all sides and shape into crescents. Bake them for about 10 minutes without letting them out of your sight for too long.
Nougat Kipferl Recipe – Bake cookies with Nutella during Advent
Nougat and especially Nutella always work, right? That's why this variant is of course not missing from our list of Kipferl recipes as alternativesthe vanilla crescent(OK, there's still a bit of vanilla there). This is how the nougat cookie recipe is prepared:
- 300 g Flour
- 200 g Nutella
- 150g butter, room temperature
- 1 No
- 1 packet of vanilla sugar
- ½ tsp baking powder
- optional: couverture for decorating (approx. 50 g)
Put all the ingredients in a bowl and knead them until they are well combined. Spread the dough on cling film by flattening it slightly. Wrap it up and chill it in the fridge for two to three hours.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees top and bottom heat.
Line a baking tray with baking paper, take the dough out of the fridge, wrap the foil and form the nougat cookieswith Nutellain the form of Kipferl (or preferably in another form). To do this, you either tear off a small piece of dough, roll it and then shape it, or you form a long roll which you then cut into slices which you then shape with your fingers. Bake the nougat cookies for 10 minutes, no longer!
Finally, you can sprinkle the nougat croissants with powdered sugar.
Make your own spicy poppy seed crescent recipes quickly and easily
Who is special?Aroma of poppy seedswill absolutely fall in love with this vanilla crescent alternative. Find out how you can bake the version for Kipferl recipes:
- 250 g Flour
- 200 g Butter
- 1 egg yolk
- 90 g ground poppy seeds
- 50g powdered sugar
- pinch of salt
Mix the flour with the salt and then knead it with the butter, powdered sugar, egg yolks and poppy seeds to form a dough, which you then chill in the refrigerator for half an hour.
Preheat the oven to 160 degrees top and bottom heat and line a baking tray with baking paper. Form the crescents from the cold dough (refrigerate again if necessary), spread them on the tray and bake them for about 20 minutes.
If you want, you can then roll the cookies while they are still hot in a mixture of vanilla sugar and sugar for additional sweetness and flavor.
Are you currently in the mood for baking and want more recipes? Why not try it?our Hussar donuts, which are also known as angel eyes - with Nutella, jam or vegan as desired!
