recipe project

250 grams flour
125 grams butter
125 grams sugar
1 medium egg
1 tsp. vanilla

Pulse all ingredients in food processor until it holds together. Roll out fairly thin and cut pretzel shapes. Originally they made long rolls and shaped pretzels that way, but Opa made a pretzel shaped cutter to make the job easier. Bake on parchment at 350 until light gold. Icing recipe is as follows:

200 grams powdered sugar
1 Tsp vanilla extract
a little hot water to thin the glaze

Glaze cookies and let them dry.

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Ingredients:

250 grams cold butter
180 grams sugar
360 grams flour
125 grams whole almonds
1 tspn vanilla
Raspberry Preserves (not jam or jelly)
Powdered sugar

Process sugar and almonds in food processor with knife blade until very fine. Add flour, cut-up cold butter, vanilla and mix until dough forms a ball. Insure butter is thorougly incorporated. Roll out workable portion on board (between two sheets of waxed paper works well) to a thickness of about 1\8 inch . Cut out to preferred shape and place on cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Cookie sheet may be greased if preferred. Bake at 350 degrees (hi alt) until light golden brown, about 7 minutes. Put baked cookies together with raspberry preserves in between. Dust with powdered sugar. Store in air-tight container such as ziplock bags. Tastes best after about 7 days.

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