🥐 Vanilla rolls (traditional Christmas cookies)
📝 Ingredients:
Shortcrust pastry:

500 g plain special flour

140 g powdered sugar

200 g finely ground walnuts

200 g animal butter (min. 82% fat)

200 g vegetable fat for baking (75–80% fat)

Crumb:

2 heaping tablespoons of powdered sugar

24 g vanilla sugar

👩‍🍳 Procedure:

1️⃣ Preparing the dough

Place the flour, icing sugar and ground nuts in a large bowl.
Add the butter and vegetable fat, cut into pieces.
Quickly knead into a smooth, crumbly dough.

Wrap the dough in foil and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour (ideally overnight).

2️⃣ Shaping rolls

Cut small pieces from the dough, roll them into thin cylinders and shape them into small rolls (crescents).
Place them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.

3️⃣ Baking

Bake in a preheated oven at 170°C for approximately 10–12 minutes, until they remain light (they must not brown).

4️⃣ Packaging

Carefully roll the still warm rolls in a mixture of powdered sugar and vanilla sugar.

🍽️ Tips:

The rolls are best after a few days of aging.

Store in a sealable container.

A classic that cannot be missed on the Christmas table