Vanilla Kifli

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup vanilla sugar
• 2 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, chopped

Recipe

• cream together the butter with the sugar in a large mixing bowl. beat in egg yolks and vanilla. gradually beat in flour.
• turn into a ball, cover and let stand at room temperature for 2 hours.
• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• to form the crescents, roll about 1 tbsp of the dough in the palms of your hands. then continue rolling to form a rope about 3 inches long and 1/2 inch thick. bend rope to form crescent. repeat with remaining dough, placing on ungreased cookie sheets about 1 inch apart.
• bake for about 10 to 12 minutes. cookies should be white in color. let cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes to prevent breaking. then, while cookies are still warm, carefully roll in vanilla sugar. (may be found in bulk food stores). repeat with remaining cookies. cool cookies completely.
• melt chocolate in a double boiler set over low heat. when cookies are cool, dip tips of each cookie in melted chocolate, then set on waxed paper to dry.