Butter-Mandel-Cookies

Ingredients

• 175 g flour
• 75 g ground almond kernels
• 100 g sugar
• 1 packet vanilla sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 125 g butter
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 Tbsp condensed milk

Instructions

1. 1.

   Mix flour, almonds, sugar, vanilla sugar and salt in a mixing bowl. Add butter in chunks and knead into a smooth dough. Shape into a ball and chill for about 1 hour.

2. 2.

   Roll out the dough to about ½ cm thick on lightly floured surface. Cut shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

3. 3.

   Whisk egg yolk with condensed milk, brush over cookies.

4. 4.

   Bake at 200 °C (gas stove: level 4) for 10–12 minutes until crisp and golden brown.