Butterbrote

Name: Butterbrote
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 Portions
Cuisine: Austrian
Ingredients: 240g Butter; 150g Icing Sugar; 130g Hazelnuts, ground; 250g Flour, spelled; 5g Cloves, Ground; 5g Cinnamon, Ground; 1Pinch Sea Salt, Coarse; 80g Egg Yolk (ca. 4 Pc.); 60g Water; 360g Icing Sugar

30—45 Min

Cloves, Ground

A classic Christmas cookie for every taste: "Butterbrote" are popular because of their delicate flavor of clove and cinnamon. They are also ideal for decorating - for example with chocolate or glazes.

Ingredients 6 Portions

For ca. 1 kg of Cookies
- 240 gButter
- 150 gIcing Sugar
- 130 gHazelnuts, ground
- 250 gFlour, spelled
- 5 gCloves, Ground
- 5 gCinnamon, Ground
- 1 PinchSea Salt, Coarse
For the Glaze
- 80 gEgg Yolk (ca. 4 Pc.)
- 60 gWater
- 360 gIcing Sugar

Preparation

1
Knead the room temperature butter with icing sugar, hazelnuts, spelled flour, Kotányi Cinnamon, Ground Cloves and the Sea Salt to form a dough.
2
Chill the dough for at least 1-2 hours.
3
Then roll out the dough to a thickness of approx. 3 mm and cut it out with a round cookie cutter (approx. 6 cm in diameter).
4
Halve these and place on a lined baking sheet and bake for 7-8 minutes at 180 ° C in a preheated oven.
5
For the glaze, beat the egg yolks, water and icing sugar until frothy.
6
Spread the glaze on the cooled cookies and leave to dry overnight.