DUTCH LETTER COOKIES
These are delicious, tender, flaky cookies filled with almond paste. They are the first ones to disappear at our house during the holidays. You can shape them into any letter you desire, try spelling out names or greetings.
Provided by claudia
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Dutch
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, stir together flour and salt. Cut in chilled butter until the texture of the mix is mealy with pea sized lumps.
- Add ice water gradually while stirring with a wooden spoon until dough forms a ball. Cover your dough and chill for 1/2 hour.
- To make filling, in a small bowl, mix together the almond paste and sugar. Add the egg and mix well.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C ).
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 to 1/8 inch thickness, making as square as possible. Cut the dough into strips 6 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide (about the width of a ruler). Using a pastry bag or a strong plastic bag with a small hole cut from the corner, pipe almond filling down the center of the strip starting halfway down. Fold the top half of the strip down over the almond filling to match the bottom.
- Shape strips into desired letters, brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar. Bake in preheated oven for about 20 minutes or until golden brown. If you are using all butter in your recipe, check after 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 342.9 calories, Carbohydrate 34.8 g, Cholesterol 56.4 mg, Fat 21.3 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 10.4 g, Sodium 166.4 mg, Sugar 9.9 g
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Mhiz Beauty
[email protected]These cookies were okay. They were easy to make and they turned out as expected. The cookies were light and fluffy, but they didn't have much flavor. I added some extra vanilla extract to the dough, which helped a bit. Overall, these cookies were jus
Odongo Emmanuel
[email protected]These cookies were a bit of a disappointment. I followed the recipe exactly, but the cookies turned out flat and dense. They also didn't have much flavor. I'm not sure what went wrong, but I won't be making these cookies again.
Benjamin Benjo
[email protected]These cookies were delicious! I made them for my family and they loved them. The cookies were easy to make and they turned out perfectly. I used a cookie press to make the cookies, and they came out looking very professional. The cookies were also ve
Mojnu Shah
[email protected]These cookies were great! I made them for a party and they were a big hit. The cookies were easy to make and they turned out beautifully. I used a variety of cookie cutters to make different shapes, and they all came out great. The cookies were also
taiba Usman
[email protected]These cookies were okay. They were easy to make and they turned out as expected. The cookies were light and fluffy, but they didn't have much flavor. I added some extra vanilla extract to the dough, which helped a bit. Overall, these cookies were jus
Zeshi Malik
[email protected]These cookies were a bit of a disappointment. I followed the recipe exactly, but the cookies turned out flat and dense. They also didn't have much flavor. I'm not sure what went wrong, but I won't be making these cookies again.
Chikondi Mukiwa
[email protected]These cookies were delicious! I made them for my kids and they loved them. The cookies were easy to make and they turned out perfectly. I used a cookie press to make the cookies, and they came out looking very professional. The cookies were also very
Naveed Akhtar
[email protected]I made these cookies for a Dutch-themed party and they were a huge success! Everyone loved them. The cookies were easy to make and they turned out beautifully. I used a variety of cookie cutters to make different shapes, and they all came out great.
Rewa Pihema
[email protected]These Dutch letter cookies were a hit with my family! They were so easy to make and they turned out perfectly. I used a star tip to pipe the dough, and they came out looking just like the letters of the alphabet. The cookies were light and fluffy, wi