Berliner Brot (German Christmas Cookie)



CookBook Recepie image


Prep Time:
15 mins

Cook Time:
20 mins

Total Time:
35 mins

Servings:
24

Yield:
24 cookies


Ingredients

  • 1 ¼cupssugar
  • 10 ½tablespoonsunsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2largeeggs
  • 2 ⅓cupsall-purpose flour
  • ¾cupunsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2teaspoonsground cinnamon
  • 1teaspoonbaking powder
  • 1pinchground cloves
  • 1 ⅓cupsground hazelnuts
  • Icing:

      1cuppowdered sugar
    • 1mediumlemon, juiced

    Directions

    Gather all ingredients. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 1/2 x 13-inch baking sheet or line with parchment paper.

    Cream together sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Add eggs, 1 at a time, and mix until just blended.

    Mix together flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking powder, and cloves in a separate bowl.

    Add flour mixture to the wet mixture, and mix until just blended. Add hazelnuts and mix again until just blended. The mixture should have the consistency of a smooth dough.

    Transfer dough onto the prepared baking sheet and smooth with a rolling pin into all the corners.

    Bake in the preheated oven until cookie sheet has set, about 20 minutes. Cut into squares while still warm.

    Combine powdered sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl and brush icing over the cooling bars.



    Cook's Notes:

    The original German recipe is in metric – if you have a scale, please measure out 250 g sugar, 150 g unsalted butter, 300 g flour, 60 g cocoa powder, and 150 g ground hazelnuts.

    I use parchment paper instead of grease, and it works out fine for me.


    Nutrition Facts (per serving)

    188 Calories
    9g Fat
    28g Carbs
    3g Protein

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Lire Plus !