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Dutch Letter Cookies

By: Claudia  
"These are delicious, tender, flaky cookies filled with almond paste. They are the first ones to disappear at our house during the holidays. You can shape them into any letter you desire, try spelling out names or greetings."

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter, chilled
  • 1/3 cup ice water
  • 8 ounces almond paste
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, stir together flour and salt. Cut in chilled butter until the texture of the mix is mealy with pea sized lumps.
  2. Add ice water gradually while stirring with a wooden spoon until dough forms a ball. Cover your dough and chill for 1/2 hour.
  3. To make filling, in a small bowl, mix together the almond paste and sugar. Add the egg and mix well.
  4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C ).
  5. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 to 1/8 inch thickness, making as square as possible. Cut the dough into strips 6 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide (about the width of a ruler). Using a pastry bag or a strong plastic bag with a small hole cut from the corner, pipe almond filling down the center of the strip starting halfway down. Fold the top half of the strip down over the almond filling to match the bottom.
  6. Shape strips into desired letters, brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar. Bake in preheated oven for about 20 minutes or until golden brown. If you are using all butter in your recipe, check after 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 343 | Total Fat: 21.3g | Cholesterol: 58mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2006 by ENCHANTEDWRITER 
These were wonderful and super easy to make with a simple substitution! I did not make the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 20, 2004 by LOVE2COOK2 
This is a great recipe, I got a tip from a baker in my area, who refuses to give out thier... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 6, 2003 by DIANAAL53 
These are delicious little cookies that kids can have fun making if there is a patient parent... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 1, 2002 by DANIELLE BEATTY 
These tasted good, but it was my first attempt and I sort of botched it up. Next time I will... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2007 by Sue 
These are great, but becareful with the filling or the pastry with blow out. If you think... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2008 by kellebelle 
growing up, a friend of my family made these for us at christmastime, and for the past couple... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2004 by TENACITY44 
I just made these. I loved them. followed the receipe word for word. I did make smaller... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2003 by ELKINATOR 
I had these pastries as a child. My Dutch grandmother made them. As I read her recipe after... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2003 by LAURIEANN03 
These were very good. When i was baking them i thought i had messed them up because they... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 1, 2002 by JOHANNA JOY 
These are definately worth the work! We were pleasantly surprised and so were our friends! MORE

 
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