Description
Tiny, delicious cookies, filled with jelly. I remember making these ever since i was a little kid.. And always for christmas. Started them around november, and kept making fresh batches until the end of december.
Ingredients
- Butter
- Sugar
- Egg Yolks
- Flour
- Ground Hazelnuts
- Powdered Sugar
- Raspberry Jelly
- Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Mix butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and salt
- Slowly add flour and ground hazelnuts
- Knead well by hand
- Wrap dough in aluminum foil, and refrigerate for about 2 hours
- Preheat oven to 400 f
- Roll dough into long, snake-like shape
- About 1 inch in diameter
- Cut into even pieces
- Form small balls
- Indent top with pinky or similar sized tool, until you have enough room for the jam
- Keep in mind that baking reduces the size of the hole
- Place on baking sheet, and bake for 12-15 minutes, until golden brown
- Remove when done, and let cool
- Melt jelly in microwave until fluid
- Shake powdered sugar over cookies, and fill holes with jelly