Spitzbuben

Ingredients

• 350 g flour
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 100 g brown sugar
• 250 g cold butter
• 2 tbsp chocolate shavings (30% cocoa content)
• 30 g powdered sugar
• 250 g raspberry jam

Instructions

1. 1.

   Mix the flour with the baking powder, cinnamon and brown sugar. On a baking board pile it up and place the butter in pieces around it. Add the chocolate shavings and quickly knead everything into a smooth dough. Shape into a ball, wrap in cling film and chill in the refrigerator for half an hour. Preheat the oven to 180°C fan. Line some baking trays with parchment paper. Then roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to about 4 mm thickness.

2. 2.

   Cut hearts and stars as desired and, for the larger shapes, cut a smaller heart or star in the middle of each. Place on the prepared trays and bake in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes. Remove and cool on a rack. Dust the cookies with powdered sugar through a small hole in the center of the top side. Heat the raspberry jam in a small pot until liquid. Spread the jam over all hearts and stars, then assemble them with their matching counterpart. Let cool and store dry.