MARIA'S ISCHLI COOKIES

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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 12h15m

Yield 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/4 pound almonds or hazelnuts, finely ground
1/2 pound butter, at room temperature
1/4 pound sugar
1/2 pound flour
Seedless raspberry preserves
Chocolate icing (see recipe below)

Steps:

  • Combine the nuts with the butter, sugar and flour; you will have to combine this dough with your hands; if a bit too dry, add drops of lemon juice or rum. Form dough into a roll 1 1 /4inches thick. Refrigerate overnight in waxed paper or parchment.
  • Following day preheat the oven to 350 degrees. cut dough into 1/4inch slices and bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 15 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and cool cookies on a rack.
  • When cooled to room temperature, sandwich two cookies together with raspberry jam and spread some of the chocolate icing (see below) over the top cookie. For a pretty presentation, set them in fluted paper cups.

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