Mandelgeback
Mandelgeback is a type of German cookie that is similar to a shortbread or butter cookie. It is made with ground almonds, sugar, eggs, and flour. Mandelgeback cookies are usually baked in a rectangular shape and then cut into small squares or rectangles.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 11 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2/3 cup ground almonds
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 egg, beaten
- 5 tablespoons fruit jam
Instructions
1. In a bowl, mix together the flour and butter or margarine until they are fully combined.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the ground almonds, sugar, vanilla extract, and egg yolk. Add this mixture to the flour mixture and mix everything together until it forms a dough consistency.
3. Cover the dough with cling film or a clean tea towel and chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
4. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius). Take the chilled dough out of the fridge and roll it out onto a floured surface before cutting out desired shapes using cookie cutters. Brush each cookie with some beaten egg white before placing them onto baking trays lined with greaseproof paper/baking parchment.
5. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes until golden brown then removes from the oven and let cool on wire racks before sandwiching two cookies together with some fruit jam filling in between.
Nutrition Facts
- Serving size: 2 cookies
- Calories: 300
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated fat: 9 g
- Trans fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 31 g
- Sugar: 16 g
