Best Spitzbuben A German Holiday Cookie Recipes

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SPITZBUBEN (SWISS JAM COOKIES)



Spitzbuben (Swiss Jam Cookies) image

Delicious Swiss jam cookies our family makes for Christmas. My father is from Switzerland, so I grew up with these yummy cookies. I apologize if the time and yield are slightly off; I generally make 2-4 batches at a time, so it takes an entire evening!

Provided by emmyport

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h8m

Yield 24-36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups butter (or margarine)
2 1/4 cups ground blanched almonds (may be called almond meal at the store)
2 teaspoons vanilla flavoring
3 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
fruit jam (flavor of your choice, but make sure there are no fruit chunks in it)
confectioners' sugar
white of 1 egg

Steps:

  • Beat the sugar and butter together until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in the almond meal and vanilla flavouring and the white of 1 egg.
  • Add the flour and knead until smooth.
  • Chill dough in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours.
  • Preheat over to 325 degrees.
  • Roll out the dough on a lightly floured cutting board to the thickness of 1/8"-1/4" (the thinner the dough, the better the cookie).
  • Cut with small round, star, or diamond-shaped cookie cutters.
  • Use a smaller cookie cutter to cut a "window" in half the cookies (these will be the top of the cookie sandwiches).
  • Place all the cookies on lightly buttered and floured cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 12-15 minutes, until golden.
  • Remove cookies from the baking sheet and let cool.
  • Spread the cookies without a "window" with fruit jam.
  • Coat the cookies with "windows" in confectioners' sugar, and then place on top of the cookies with fruit jam.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 259.7, Fat 16.9, SaturatedFat 6.6, Cholesterol 25.4, Sodium 87.4, Carbohydrate 23.8, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 9, Protein 4.8

SPITZBUBEN - A GERMAN HOLIDAY COOKIE



Spitzbuben - A German Holiday Cookie image

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...

Provided by Janet Lochman

Categories     Cookies

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 1/4 c sifted flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 stick unsalted butter
1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 1/2 c sugar, divided*
2 eggs
1 Tbsp milk
1 c finely ground pecans (put in coffee grinder)
1 small jar peach jam (or whatever flavor you prefer - seedless raspberry is good too)

Steps:

  • 1. Heat oven to 350.
  • 2. Sift 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.
  • 3. Flour wooden board and rolling pin. Cut w/cookie cutters (I use the small gingerbread man cutters for Christmas)and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • 4. Bake 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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