SWEET SHORTCRUST COOKIES
200 g butter
[room temperature]
100 g powdered sugar
2 packages vanilla sugar
2 eggs
[room temperature]
300 g flour
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
[optional]
apricot jam
dark chocolate
_ with a hand whisk combine softened butter, powdered sugar and vanilla sugar until fluffy
_ add one egg at the time
_ mix in the flour [you should get a smooth but rather dry pastry]
[for dark cookies add 2 tablespoons cocoa powder]
_ preheat oven to 200°C
_ spoon dough into a piping bag [with a minimum 1 cm nozzle]
_ squirt the dough into desired shapes onto a baking sheet
[keep 2cm space between each - the cookies will grow quite a lot bigger in the oven]
_ bake for 9 to 11 minutes [until they start to brown on the edges]
_ let cool
_ make little sandwiches using jam, dip in chocolate or dust with powdered sugar
SPRITZGEBÄCK
200 g Butter
[zimmertemperatur]
100 g Puderzucker
2 Packungen Vanillezucker
2 Eier
[zimmertemperatur]
300 g Mehl
2 Esslöffel Kakaopulver
[optional]
Marillenmarmelade
dunkle Schokolade