These amazingly Delicious Crescent Cookies are a great change up using hazelnuts instead of almonds for the holidays! They will become one of your new favorites to share and indulge in.
Place the hazelnuts in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Set aside.
Add the butter and sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer and cream with a beater attachment until smooth.
Slowly add the flour; once combined, add the hazelnuts and mix only until combined.
Take about 1 1/2 tbsp. of dough and roll it into a log about 2 inches long. Bend the dough to a crescent shape and place on an ungreased baking sheet.
Keep the crescents about 1 inch apart on the baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven for 15 – 20 minutes or until the cookies are slightly browned on the bottom. Repeat with the remaining dough.
While the cookies are baking, combine the sugar and vanilla sugar in a small bowl or plate.
When the cookies are done, allow them to cool for 3 minutes on the baking sheet, then carefully roll them in the sugar mixture and place them on a cooling rack to cool completely.