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Ingredients
- 9 ounces all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 5 1/2 ounces sugar
- 9 g vanilla sugar (1 packet of Dr Oetker vanilla sugar)
- 3 drops almond essence (Dr Oetker bitter almond flavour)
- 5 tablespoons milk
- 3 1/2 ounces butter or 3 1/2 ounces margarine
- 7 ounces hazelnuts (ground twice)
- 1 -2 tablespoon milk (for brushing)
- 1 - 1 1/2 ounce hazelnuts, halved, for decorating
Method
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Mix and sieve together the flour and baking powder onto a pastry board or cool slab.
- Make a well in the centre and pour in the sugar, vanilla sugar, flavourings and milk.
- Draw in some of the flour from the sides of the well to combine with these to form a thickish paste.
- Add the cold butter or margarine, cut into small pieces and the ground hazelnuts.
- Cover everything with more of the flour and, starting from the middle, work all the ingredients quickly with your hands into a smooth firm paste.
- If the dough is sticky, refrigerate until no longer sticky.
- Roll out the pastry, in small quantities, to 1/8 inch thickness and cut out into circles, squares, hearts, etc.
- Lay cut out cookies on an ungreased baking sheet, brush with milk and decorate each with half a hazelnut.
- Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes.
