I know Christmas and cookie time is over, but my kids just bugged me to make them some German Almond Cookies ( Mandel Platzchen is the German name), these are great for brunch or anytime your kids want a treat. Simple to make and soooo delicious…mhhhhh
You Need:
All measurements are in oz., since I had to translate them from grams in my German cookbook and oz is the easiest way, I guess you can use cups if you want to use the conversion chart HERE you can do that, too
- 4 oz butter stick
- 4 oz powder sugar ( confection sugar )
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 Tablespoon heavy cream
- 3.5 oz almonds ground ( put them in your coffee grinder to get them almost like flour)
- 8 oz flour
- frosting for decorations if you like, not a must 🙂
How to make them:
Preheat oven to 350F.
- Let butter sit at room temperature for a few min so butter gets soft; then mix butter and Powder sugar, till it gets creamy; add the eggs, flour and ground almonds to the “cream” mixture. Mix well
- Fill a Pastry Bag
or if you don’t have a pastry bag take a ziploc baggy and cut one corner tip off after you filled it.
- Add parchment paper to your cookie sheets and press all the cookies onto the sheet,in a half moon shape.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or till the edges are golden brown ( on your first patch keep an eye on them, since each oven cooks different and they may get done sooner or take a few min longer, let cool then dunk into your frosting and enjoy …. mhhhh they smell sooo good, too 🙂
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