Mecklenburg white pepper nuts

AUTHOR
Janie Gentry
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
2.3 6
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 1
  • 500 g Flour
  • 1/2 TEASPOON salt of the hartshorn
  • 1 TABLESPOON Milk
  • 250 g Sugar
  • 4 Eggs (size M)
  • 100 g crushed almonds
  • 7-10 Tbsp juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 100 g Icing sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp candied cherries and
  • 7-10 Tbsp chopped almonds for
  • 7-10 Tbsp Decorate
  • baking paper

Directions

  1. 1

    Put the flour in a bowl. Dissolve salt of hartshorn in the milk and mix it into the flour. Add all other ingredients. Knead into a dough with the kneading hooks of the hand mixer.

  2. 2

    Cover and leave to rest in the refrigerator for 1/2 hour. Line a baking tray with baking paper. With a teaspoon of the dough, place small heaps (approx. 30 pieces) on it and press it flat with your fingertips.

  3. 3

    Put your fingertips in flour from time to time, as the dough sticks a bit. Bake cookies in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ gas: level 3) for 10-15 minutes. Process remaining dough in the same way. Let the biscuits cool down.

  4. 4

    Mix icing sugar with a little water to a thick icing. Brush the biscuits with the icing. Decorate with cherries and almonds. Makes about 60 pieces.

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