Marbled cinnamon balls with pecans

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 225 g butter, soft
• 140 g sugar
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 2 eggs
• 400 g flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 pinch of salt
• 80 g nuts (pecan)
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 2 hours

Finely chop the pecans. Cream the butter with the sugar and vanilla sugar until creamy, then add the eggs and salt and mix well. Mix the flour with the baking powder and knead into the butter mixture along with the pecans. Once the ingredients are well blended, sprinkle the cinnamon evenly over the dough and knead in briefly so that it is not distributed throughout the dough and forms a slightly marbled dough. Form the dough into a ball and wrap it in plastic wrap, then let it rest for 1 hour in the refrigerator. Scoop out about tsp-sized portions from the dough, shape them into balls, and place them on the baking sheet. Bake at 160°C (convection oven) for 10-15 minutes, until the cookies are browned. Tip: If you like, you can also shape the dough into logs after preparing the dough and wrap each one in plastic wrap. Place the rolls in the freezer for about 30 minutes. (The dough can also be prepared in advance.) Then cut the rolls into approximately 5 mm wide slices and bake at 160 degrees Celsius for about 10 minutes. This will create marbled cinnamon slices.