Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2009

I'm only giving these 2 in case it was operator error! These cookies were dry and had NO flavor! The dough was very hard to work with also, too crumbly to really shape nicely in my opinion. I did not try chocolate dipping them, but had so much powdered sugar it was like icing so I would think they should have been fine.

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NDG42200

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2009

I've been making these cookies every Christmas for three years now, without the vanilla bean part (not necessary). They are very delicate and break easily, so I've considered making them into some other shape, but they are scrumptious cookies. With chocolate they must be even better. My dad loves them!

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CARYNLB

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Queens, New York, USA

Living In: Santiago De Los Caballeros, Santiago, Dominican Republic

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2009

I made these with ground almonds instead of the hazelnuts, and they turned out quite nice, almost like short bread. It is important that you dust them with powered sugar before they cool completely, as it won't stick otherwise.

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heidi

Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2009

This dough is very similar to the russian tea cakes. I put aluminum foil in a cookie sheet, covered it with sifted powdered sugar and then laid the hot cookies on top of that. Then I sifted more sugar on top. This prevented me from having to handle them much. I re-sifted sugar over them after they were cooled. They were tender and light, although they break very easily. I am taking these to my child's Christmas party. I know I'll be the "good" mom! (No oreos here!!) Tasty!

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kraley

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2009

I tried 10 minutes at 375degrees and 30 minutes at 300 degrees and the longer time with shorter temp worked better. I had a difficult time dipping them in chocolate, with the sugar coating on it. I thought they were just OK.

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organized11

Home Town: Houston, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2009

These were absolutely wonderful. Be careful when handling though, they break VERY easily. I dipped in melted chocolate and a few broke before I could place them back on the tray. If you are careful, you should be fine. I also sprinkled with confectioners sugar. Phenomenal.

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Nikki

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2008

These cookies are so good that they are even yummy plain.

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ktpgbc

Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2008

I opted to toast my hazelnuts in a dry saucepan over medium heat until they were golden and smelled nutty. I'm a big fan of anything nutty so I even snuck in a couple of tbs. Frangelico. Be careful to wait a minute before attempting to remove from the cookie sheet. I broke a couple. These turned out to be very tender and oh so well received. BTW, I rolled the balls a little bigger than 1" so I ended up with 28 and I immediately started making another batch after tasting the broken ones. OH. MY. GOODNESS. I will be making these festive lil' crescents for holidays to come! The only complaint I have is my little nephew accused me of using 'dirty powdered sugar' on the cookies. I had to convince him the black specks were vanilla seeds so you may want to educate your loved ones prior to serving. LOL

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Baybee Caix

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2008

these are a favorite in my house during the holidays. i did use almonds because that's what i had on hand. i also omitted the vanilla sugar. i dipped them in melted dark chocolate as in the picture - they turned out perfect!

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Jennifer

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Newark, California, USA

Living In: Fremont, California, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2008

These were great cookies and a good recipe to make when you discover you don't have eggs in the fridge! My only complaint was that they kept breaking when I tried to dip them in chocolate (which resulted in me eating a lot more than I should have and giving away fewer.) Any suggestions for avoiding this?

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