Vanilla Kifli

Ingredients

• ¾ cup unsalted butter
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup vanilla sugar
• 2 squares semisweet chocolate

Steps

1. Cream together the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
2. Beat in the egg yolks and vanilla.
3. Gradually beat in the flour to make a dough.
4. Shape into a ball and cover.
5. Let stand at room temperature for 2 hours.
6. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
7. To form the crescents, roll about 1 tbsp of dough in the palms of your hands.
8. Then continue rolling to form a rope about 3 inches long and ½ inch thick.
9. Bend the rope to form a crescent.
10. Repeat with the remaining dough, placing crescents on ungreased cookie sheets about 1 inch apart.
11. Bake for about 10-12 minutes; the cookies should be white in color.
12. Let cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes to prevent breaking.
13. Then, while the cookies are still warm, carefully roll in vanilla sugar.
14. Repeat with the remaining cookies.
15. Cool the cookies completely.
16. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler set over low heat.
17. When the cookies are cool, dip the tips of each cookie in the melted chocolate.
18. Then set on waxed paper to set.