Christmas cookie baking number 3

December 6th

The sky this morning after a very stormy night

So we carry on with baking our Christmas cookies. Are you also going to make seven varieties? Here is number three, we're doing well, it's only the 6th December! 

Syltkaker

♥  1 cup unsalted butter

♥  3/4 cup sugar

♥  1 large egg

♥  3 cup plain flour

♥  1/2 tsp salt

♥  2 lightly beaten egg whites

♥  1/2 cup fine chopped blanched almonds

♥  1/3 cup pearl sugar

♥  1/4 - 1/2 cup red jelly/jam

Pre heat the oven to 180 degrees

Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy

Beat in 1 egg

In a separate bowl sift flour and salt

Add it to the creamed mixture along with the nuts and pearl sugar 

The dough should come cleanly away from the sides

Divide the mixture in two, cover each cling film and refrigerate for at least half an hour 

Roll out pastry to 1/8th inch thick.  Cut out round cookie shows, see photograph below

With the second half of the mixture repeat but this time cut out an inner circle, see below photograph for clarification. 

Brush holed cookies with lightly beaten egg white and sprinkle with a little pearl sugar.  Bake all cookies for 8-10 minutes or until golden 

Once cooled place some of the jam on the bottom biscuits and cover with the cut out cookies. Eat and enjoy.