The delicious Christmas biscuit classic!

Ingredients for 50 croissants | Preparation 10 minutes | Preparation 120 minutes | Total 130 minutes

Ingredients

• 200g flour
  
• 80g almond
  
• 65g icing sugar
  
• 175g margarine or vegan butter
  
• 1/2 tsp ground vanilla
  
• 2 tbsp plant-based milk
  
• 1 pinch of salt
• Icing sugar for rolling the vanilla crescents
  

Preparation

1. Finely grind the almonds in a food processor.
2. Mix the flour, sugar, vanilla and ground almonds in a bowl.​
3. Add the margarine and plant-based milk and knead into a dough.
4. Wrap the dough in cling film and chill in the fridge for an hour.
5. Shape small portions of the dough into a roll, cut into approx. 10cm pieces and shape into small croissants.
6. Place the croissants on a baking tray lined with baking paper and chill for another 15 minutes.
7. Bake the croissants in a preheated oven at 180 degrees top/bottom heat for 10 to 12 minutes, the croissants should remain light in colour.
8. While still warm, carefully roll the vanilla crescents in a plate of icing sugar so that they are completely covered in icing sugar.
9. Leave the finished vanilla crescents to cool on a wire rack.

Tip:

Like all Christmas biscuits, vanilla crescents should be stored in well-sealed tins or preserving jars. They will keep for a good six weeks.