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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yummmy chef in PA Dec 23, 2007
Would make this again.
mmmmm...so good!! dont tell your guests the name lol
A cookie baker Oct 31, 2007
Would make this again.
it was good, not the best i had but good.
they are really good if you put chocolate
chips on top! happy baking!
Pam in Bloomington, Ind. Nov 29, 2006
Would make this again.
My mother made these cookies every year for christmas, even when she wasn't up to it when she got older. Because she knew they were my favorite cookie ever. The difference with her cookies were that at the end she covered the cookies with granulated sugar and sometimes used ground pecans instead of almonds. These cookies are the best! And give me great christmas memories.
Zina in Florida Sep 11, 2006
Would make this again.
My mom was given this recipe but the lady that gave it to her just called it Switzerland Christmas cookies. She would take and spread the dough in pan and bake, put jelly on and add merignue to the top. They would disappear as soon as they were cool enough to eat.
A cookie baker Dec 1, 2005
Would make this again.
These disappear as soon as I make them. They are deslicious. I don't even do the jam.. I just roll out and cut with cookie cutter and dust with powdered sugar. The ground nuts give it a wonderful taste.
