spitzbuben - a german holiday cookie
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After marrying my husband who is 1/3 German I became interested in German culture and recipes. I found this recipe years ago in my local newspaper and tweaked it a bit. These cookies are more work than the average, hence, the "medium" difficulty rating. Yet they are definately worth the extra work and make wonderful Christmas gifts. Enjoy! Baking Tip: spray Pam on baking sheets and line with parchment paper - the Pam will help the paper stick to the baking sheet.
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yield
serving(s)
prep time
15 Min
cook time
10 Min
Ingredients For spitzbuben - a german holiday cookie
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3 1/4 csifted flour
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2 1/2 tspbaking powder
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 1/2 stickunsalted butter
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1 1/2 tsppure vanilla extract
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2 1/2 csugar, divided*
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2eggs
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1 Tbspmilk
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1 cfinely ground pecans (put in coffee grinder)
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1 smjar peach jam (or whatever flavor you prefer - seedless raspberry is good too)
How To Make spitzbuben - a german holiday cookie
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1Heat oven to 350.
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2Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. Mix butter, vanilla, *1 1/2 c. sugar, eggs and milk. Beat well. Add flour mixture and ground nuts. Mix well. Divide dough into 2 - 3 portions. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate several hours.
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3Flour wooden board and rolling pin. Cut w/cookie cutters (I use the small gingerbread man cutters for Christmas)and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
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4Bake approx. 10 min. until VERY lightly browned. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool to a warm temp. While still warm spread a cookie with jam, put another cookie on top to make a cookie sandwich and roll in remaining *1 c. sugar. Place on racks to cool. Store in tightly covered plastic container. Cookies are best when eaten the next day.
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