Spitzbuben
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Bake Time:
350° 10 min.
Yield:
24 cookies
Ingredients:
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2 1/2 sticks butter
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1 c sugar
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2 eggs
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4 c flour
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1 c ground almonds
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1 tsp vanilla
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granulated suger
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strawberry or raspberry preserves
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Process:
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Mix together all ingredients.
Knead dough.
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Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness
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Cut stars and scalloped circles for shapes.
Dough is too crumbly for delicate shapes.
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Cut and remove a hole in the center of half the cookies with an apple corer.
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Bake on greased cookie sheet
at 350° for 10 min.
Do not brown.
Cookies will be alightly flexible when they come out of the oven, but not doughey.
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Spread a thin layer of jam on the solid cookies.
Cover with cookies with holes (sandwich-style).
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Dip tops of cookies in a bowl of granulated sugar.
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Illustration: Anton's hand-written cookbook.
Christmas Cookies
Delicious almond flour dough, covered with sugar and filled with jam.
TIPS:
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Dip cookies in granulated sugar while they are still warm.
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Let cookies cool before placing in cookie tin.
Separate cookie layers with wax paper in cookie tin.
Place a fresh apple wedge in the tin. This will soften the cookies and give them a unique flavor that you can't get any other way.
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Serve with hot spiced wine or cider.
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