Sunday, December 30, 2012

little hedgehogs

.....it's still christmas ;)
 
traditional christmas cookies that my family has been making for generations!
they have always been my favorite and they are my boys' favorite too :)
 
 
ingredients:
300g all-purpose flour
(hladká mouka)
210g room temp. butter
110g ground almonds
60g powdered sugar
1 vanilla sugar
2 egg yolks
almond shavings
 
1. MIX until fully combined
- let harden in fridge (min. 1hr)
- take out of fridge, knead a little to soften
2. make SMALL BALLS - approx. 1,5cm in diameter
- place on buttered cookie sheet
3. make INDENTS using the other end of a round-ended wooden spoon
4. BAKE at 175°C for approx. 15-20 min. (until bottom is rosy)
5. let cool and carefully "roll around" in POWDERED SUGAR
6. FILL indents with meziříčchocolate sauce
7. let chocolate harden a little and adorn with "SPINES" - almond shavings :)
 
dobrou chuť! 

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