Prep. time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 5-7 minutes per batch

In Danish, this cookie is called Vaniljekranse, meaning "vanilla wreath."

Hints & Tips
If you choose to make smaller wreaths, the cookies will be crisper.

(1) You can use a food processor or a blender to grind the almonds into almond flour.

1. Split the vanilla bean and scrape out the vanilla seeds.
2. Mix the sugar, vanilla seeds and butter together in a bowl.
3. Add the egg, flour and almond flour and combine to form a soft dough.
4. Preheat the oven to 200°C / 400°F.
5. Transfer the dough to a piping bag fitted with a star tip. 
6. Pipe out the dough into small circles of a diameter about 4-5 cm / 1-1/2-2". 
7. Place the vanilla cookies on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, spacing them 4 cm / 1 1/2" apart.
8. Bake for about 6 minutes or until pale golden. 
9. Let the cookies cool off before storing in an airtight tin.