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Shortbread cookies

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Ingredients for 1 servings:

  • 375 g butter
  • 200 g sugar
  • ½ vanilla pod(s), including the pulp
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 2 tonka beans, finely grated
  • 500 g wheat flour
  • 200 g almonds, peeled and ground
  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

finely seasoned with tonka beans

Cream the butter, then gradually stir in the sugar, salt, vanilla, and tonka beans. Stir until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is creamy. Add some of the flour and mix, then knead in the rest and the almonds. Knead the cocoa powder into one-third of the dough. Shape the dough into logs, combining one light and one dark roll, and chill for about 1 hour. Then pass through a meat grinder fitted with a cookie cutter attachment. Shape as desired. Preheat oven to 180°C (top and bottom heat) and bake for about 12 minutes.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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