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Ingredients
- 220 g butter
- ⅓ cup caster sugar
- 2¼ cups plain flour, sifted
- 185 g ground almonds
- 1 teaspoon imitation vanilla essence
- vanilla sugar
Method
1. Beat butter and sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in lemon rind. Fold in sifted flour, ground almonds and vanilla essence. Mix to form a soft dough. Wrap in greaseproof paper and chill until firm.
2. Shape into rolls as thick as a thumb and cut into 2.5 cm sections. Form these into 5 cm long rolls and shape into crescents.
3. Place on greased baking trays and bake at 150°C for 12 minutes, or until only just lightly coloured. While still hot, coat with vanilla sugar. Store in an airtight container.
