Spitzbuben cookies

This cookie with jam and nuts is made in Germany before Christmas. Spitzbuben biscuits turn out to be tender, soft, fragrant and set in a Christmas mood.

Ingredients

• Flour - 420 g
• Powdered sugar - 210 g + 30 g (for sprinkling)
• Butter - 250 g
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Hazelnuts - 125 g
• Jam - 2 tbsp. l.

Directions

1. Grind the hazelnuts into flour in a blender.
2. In a bowl, combine the powdered sugar, flour and chopped hazelnuts.
3. Add the sliced ​​butter.
4. Mix the butter with dry ingredients well with your hands until crumbs are obtained.
5. Drive a chicken egg into the resulting crumb and knead the dough.
6. Wrap the finished dough in plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, preferably 2 hours.
7. Roll out the cooled dough into a layer 3-4 mm thick.
8. Cut out the cookies using the cookie cutter.
9. We spread the cookies on a baking sheet and send them to an oven preheated to 190 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
10. Take the finished Spitzbuben cookies out of the oven and let them cool slightly on the wire rack.
11. While still warm, grease the inside of the cookies with jam and connect the cookies in pairs.
12. Sprinkle the resulting Christmas cookies with powdered sugar.
13. Spitzbuben cookies with jam are ready! Enjoy your tea!