The Delicious Crescent

1 Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and sift into a mixing bowl.
2 Add the remaining ingredients and process it all together with a hand held mixer.
3 Alternatively you could use a stand mixer with a paddle attachment; try it in a food processor with short pulses or just combine it manually.
4 At first, mix the ingredients at low speed. Then knead it at medium speed into a smooth dough. If necessary you may finish the kneading process manually on a work surface.
5 Chill the dough if it is sticky. Divide the dough into four portions, wrap and refrigerate.
6 Take each portion out and roll it into a 10 inch cylindrical rope and cut into 10 portions.
7 Shape a small dough portion into a 2 to 3 inch rope form and taper at the ends, shaping them into crescents.
8 Place the crescents spacing 1 to 2 inches apart on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
9 Bake at 350 degrees F for about [timer minutes=10 to 14]10 to 14 minutes[/timer] until the ends turn a light golden.
10 Mix the powdered sugar with vanilla sugar and sift it all over the hot cookies right after baking.
11 Let the cookies cool completely before transferring to cookie jars.
12 Store them in airtight containers up to 2 weeks.