WebThe best German vanilla almond crescent cookies or vanillakipferl recipe!! This gluten free recipe uses almond flour (regular recipe variation included).
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Nobody will believe that these amazing keto almond crescent cookies are low carb, egg free, and gluten free! I won't tell if you don't. Shhhh.... Keto Almond Crescent Cookies - Low Carb & Gluten Free
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place butter, salt, and sweetener in bowl. Beat until well blended. Add the extracts and beat well. Add remaining ingredients and combine well. Form into small logs, about 3 inches long. Place the sliced almonds into a bowl. Roll the logs in sliced almonds. Shape into crescents and place on baking tray.
As far as making them goes, they are a little more work than some of the other low carb cookie recipes I’m posting this week, but well worth the extra effort! Simply divide your dough into 12 balls – then roll them into 3 inch logs, press into the sliced almonds, and bend and pinch into a crescent shape and bake.
I had to go back to the drawing board multiple times until these crescent cookies turned out perfect. Almond Crescent Cookies originated as Vanillekipferl (pronounced VAN-el-eu-KIP-fuhl), which means “vanilla crescent” or “vanilla moon.”