Scandinavian Kiflins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

14 ounces butter
3/4 cup sugar
4 cups flour
1/2 cup finely ground almonds
1 vanilla bean
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Add nuts, mix in flour.
Refrigerate 1/2 hour.
Form crescent shaped cookies (or any other shape with cookie cutter) 1/4\" thick.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 375 degrees until lightly browned.
Grind vanilla bean and mix with powdered sugar.
When cookies are cool, sift sugar mixtures over cookies.