Spitzbuben

1 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups butter
2 1/4 cups ground blanched almonds
2 teaspoons vanilla flavoring
3 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
apricot or strawberry jam
confectioners' sugar

Beat the sugar and the butter together until light and fluffy. Beat in the almonds and the vanilla flavoring. Add the flour. Knead until smooth. Chill 1 to 2 hours. Preheat oven to 325 F. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured cutting board to the thickness of 1/8 to 1/4 inch; the thinner, the better the cookie. Cut with small round, star or diamond-shaped cookie cutters. Place the cookies on lightly buttered and floured cookie sheets. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until golden. Remove cookies from the baking sheet. Spread half the cookies with apricot jam. Top with the remaining cookies, dip the edges into confectioners' sugar.

Reviews of Spitzbuben:

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  Swiss in Canada in Zurich  Dec 20, 2008
Would make this again.
I have made these cookies for at least 40 years. Real Swiss Spitzbuben do not contain nuts, but my recipe, which was published by the Swiss Dairy Society in the sixties, calls for 2 eggs and 1 egg yolk for the above quantity of butter, sugar and flour. The top cookie should have a little circle or star cut out so that the raspberry jam is visible, then dust entire cookie with icing sugar (the sugar in the middle will dissolve in the jam).

I always use unsalted butter for all my baking.

If your dough is too dry, decrease the flour (flour has different degrees of absorbency) and be sure to sift the flour.

Good luck and Merry Christmas
Heidi five stars

  Marga in va  Dec 19, 2008
Would make this again.
the very best, i used half of those single five stars

  Debbie from Stratham, NH  Dec 13, 2008
Would make this again.
I make them for every cookie swap. Spitzbuben forever! five stars

  Daniel in Toronto, Canada  Nov 21, 2008
Would make this again.
This is the recipe my mom from Switzerland worked from to make every year at Christmas. I carry on the tradition (but mass produce them) and send them to friends and family. They are awesome! five stars

  yummmy chef in PA  Dec 23, 2007
Would make this again.
mmmmm...so good!! dont tell your guests the name lol five stars

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