Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2011

We loved these! I found this recipe because someone gave me a container of vanilla sugar. I wasn't sure what to use it for. We tried to wait 3 days before eating them, but we failed. They were all gone well before then :) I plan on making them again when I do my holiday baking!

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WHIRLEDPEAS

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chicago Ridge, Illinois, USA

Living In: Lakewood, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2011

Thanks for the recipe!!!

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linda

Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2011

I started with an original Vanille Kipferl recipe from my husband's grandmother in Germany. Since the measurements were all metric, I looked for a US version recipe and tried this one, trying to incorporate it with the original recipe. What a success! For the ground almonds, I bought the bag of Almond Flour at Trader Joe's. It was perfect! In Germany, you can buy little bags of "Vanille Zucker" (vanilla sugar), but since I didn't have any in my pantry, I used Vanilla extract instead and couldn't notice a difference. If any, I prefer the extract since it leaves a little vanilla aftertaste, more than the vanilla sugar, in my opinion. This one's a keeper!

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Aichan

Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2011

A helpful hint: 7/8 c. butter is 14 TB. (or 1/2 c. + 6 TB). I didn't have almonds on hand, but put in about 1 tsp imitation almond extract and it was delicious. If your mixture looks more like crumble than dough after combining everything, that's ok! When you go to squeeze and shape the kipferls, the crumbs do turn into dough. Very delicious. I can't wait to share these with my mother-in-law who loves kipferls! Thanks!

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FoodObsessedMom

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Williamsburg, Virginia, USA

Living In: Abingdon, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2010

I first tried making these before christmas, and I tried skipping the step to put them in the freezer. Bad idea. They were burnt on the bottom and not cooked in the middle. So I tried again to make them, after christmas, and did all steps and they turned out wonderful!! I cant wait to make them next christmas and have people try them. My husband is from Germany and said that they were great. If you dont have vanilla sugar, and dont have the time to make it, I found a website that says you can make it by mixing 1 tsp of vanilla extract with 2 cups of sugar, mix it up and try to let it spread out in a large peice of tupperware, or a baking dish. After about an hour or so it will be hard, and you can just break it apart with a fork. Thanks for the recipe!

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megank

Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2010

These were wonderful. My husband was born and raised in Austria and his eyes lit up when I made these. He could not stop eating them. It is true that they taste even better if you can hold off a couple days from eating them. They become very tender with a firm chew and deep flavor!

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Spatz

Cooking Level: Professional

Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2010

These are the favorite Christmas cookies of my German boyfriend, who lives in America... but I actually made these as a surprise for Valentines Day! I added red food coloring to the dough, and shaped them into hearts. They turned out really cute, and they were delicious!

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SAXAMY

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: New York, New York, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2010

I made these cookies for the first time for my daughters school project and although I played with the dough a bit adding and subtracting some things they came out perfectly and soooo very good. I gave the recipe out to 3 of the teachers, and what was funnier they didn't really want to share them with the kids. Adding vanilla sugar to the powdered suger mixture makes them taste even better and the almond flavor WOOOOOW! Perfect for begginers and I'll most definitly make them again...maybe next christmas as I will be in Germany YAY.

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mykidsmom

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2008

Awesome ... my husband is German and he says these taste just like they do in Germany! Plus all our American friends loved them to. Watch out, they can be addictive! :o)

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Sara

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Mount Vernon, Washington, USA

Living In: Los Angeles, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2008

Brilliant recipe - thanks so much! Made them for the first time this week and everyone loved them! I am not much of a baker but these were so easy and yum! Will have to make another batch soon - these ones wont last till Christmas :o)

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