Ischler Krapferl with Chocolate Icing

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Ischler Krapferl with Chocolate Icing

Filled cookies

• 30 minutes preparation
• Makes 2 dozen

Ingredients

Cookie dough

• 150 g flour (mehl)
• 120 g butter (1 stick + 1 tbsp)
• 60 g sugar (zucker)
• 60 g very finely ground nuts (sago, you can use almonds or walnuts)
• walnut halves

Chocolate icing

• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares
• ¼ cup water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar

Procedures

1. Mix dough according to ingredients.
2. Not necessary to chill.
3. Nuts must be very fine or it will make it hard to roll out.
4. Roll very thin like paper.
5. And use either a small water glass or biscuit cutter to cut round discs.
6. Bake in 350°F oven until lightly browned
7. While cookies are baking in a small pot on stove.
8. Mix 2 squares of chocolate, ¼ cup water, vanilla and 2 tbsp of butter on low heat until melted.
9. Remove from stove and add powdered sugar, mix well.
10. Set aside.
11. When all cookies are baked and cooled.
12. Fill with jelly of choice.
13. Take one disc and spread jelly thinly.
14. Place another on top, do this with all discs, then ice with chocolate and top with walnut half.