Recipe - Butter Nut Cookies (Zauner Krapfen) Austria

1 cup Sifted enriched flour
1/3 cup Sugar
2/3 cup Ground hazelnuts or walnuts
1/3 cup Confectioners sugar
2 tablespoon Butter
1 Square (1oz) unsweetened
chocolate melted and cooled

from:The wonderful World of Cooking

Sift flour and sugar into large bowl. add nuts. Blend in all but 2
tablespoons butter to form a dough. Chill for 12 hours. Roll out on
floured pastry board to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into rounds with floured 2
One fourth inch cutter. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375 deg F. for 7
10 minutes until light golden brown. Remove and set aside. Cream
confectioners sugar and remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Blend in chocolate.
Spread one cookie with chocolate butter filling and cover with another to
make a sandwich. Yield 18 cookies.

Posted to Recipe Archive 10 November 96

Date: Sun, 10 Nov 96 12:23:20 EST

submitted by: LeiG@aol.com