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Ischler Cookies from Austria

Course Snacks
Cuisine Austrian
By Cook Method Oven
Occasion Christmas
By Diet Kid Friendly
Dish Type Baked Snacks
Author Srivalli

Ingredients

For the Cookies

  • 110 grams All Purpose Flour
  • 110 grams Butter unsalted
  • 100 grams Almond Powder you can use ground almonds or readymade flour
  • 60 grams Caster Sugar you can use powdered sugar as well
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla Essence
  • A pinch Salt
  • 1 tbsp Milk

For Filling

  • Apricot Jam
  • Chocolate Ganache

Instructions

  • Cube the butter and set aside to soften.
  • Mix the ground almonds with caster sugar. Add the softened butter and mix until everything is well blended. I used a mix of almond flour and almond meal. I had about 60 gms of almond meal, so ground 40 gms of almonds to make it 100 gms.
  • Add vanilla essence along with milk.
  • Finally, add the flour and knead lightly until it comes together as a dough.
  • Cling wrap the dough and let it chill in the fridge for an hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 185C.
  • Roll out the dough to 1/8 inch thickness, using a flour cookie cutter, cut out cookies. I made the entire dough into a single log. You will have to flour the board each time you roll it out. I divided the log into two, with one half, I sliced it out plain.
  • Arrange on a baking sheet lined with parchment and bake until the cookies start to brown at the edges. Mine took about 12 mins to get done.
  • Allow to cool down completely.
  • Then spread with apricot jam on one cookie, Chocolate ganache on the other. Sandwich and enjoy!

Notes

Store bought Almond flour is a fine powder made with blanched almonds. This is much like the almond powder you grind at home with the skin on.
 
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