Wholesome Totenbeinli

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 200 g hazelnuts, whole
• 50 g butter or margarine
• 200 g cane sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp cinnamon powder
• 250 g flour (semi-white flour with organic yeast)
• ½ lemon(s), grated peel only
• 1 pinch of salt
• Grease for the tray

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Rest time approx. 12 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 12 hours 40 minutes

Christmas cookies

Roast the hazelnuts until golden brown, then remove the skins. Cream the butter, sugar, eggs, and cinnamon until fluffy. Add the whole nuts along with the flour, lemon zest, and salt; mix well. Lightly grease the baking sheet (or use baking paper). Spread three strips of dough, 6 cm wide and 2 cm thick, directly onto the baking sheet with a wet hand. Refrigerate overnight. Preheat oven to 180°C (top/bottom heat). Bake the strips of dough for about 15 minutes, remove, cut crosswise into approximately 1 cm wide sticks, set them aside, and bake for another 5 minutes.