Maria's Ischli Cookies (Mf)

30 minutes Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 20 minutes

361 calories per serving view nutrition facts

12 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

1/4	pound	almonds	or hazelnuts, finely ground
1/2	pound	butter	at room temperature
1/4	pound	sugar
1/2	pound	flour, all-purpose
1	x	raspberry preserves	seedless

Chocolate icing
1/4	pound	chocolate (semi-sweet)	bittersweet
1/4	cup	water
3	tablespoons	sugar	superfine
1	teaspoon	espresso, instant
1	tablespoon	butter

Directions

If you cannot buy nuts already ground, then grind them in a food processor, taking care not to overprocess them or they will turn oily; you can also process them with the sugar to prevent them from turning oily.

(Note if you are working with whole hazelnuts, toast them first in a 400 degree oven, rub off skins, let cool and then grind.) Combine the nuts with the butter, sugar and flour; you will have to combine this dough with your hands; if a bit too dry, add drops of lemon juice or rum.

Form dough into a roll 1 1 /4inches thick. Refrigerate overnight in waxed paper or parchment.

Following day preheat the oven to 350 degrees. cut dough into 1/4inch slices and bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 15 minutes or until golden.

Remove from oven and cool cookies on a rack.

When cooled to room temperature, sandwich two cookies together with raspberry jam and spread some of the chocolate icing (see below) over the top cookie.

For a pretty presentation, set them in fluted paper cups.

CHOCOLATE ICING Melt chocolate with water and sugar.

When melted, add instant coffee and cook over very low heat for 5 minutes.

Turn heat off, add butter and let icing cool to room temperature.

(Don't let it get too firm or it will be hard to spread over cookies. )

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 76g

Amount per Serving

Calories 361 60% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.0g	37%
Saturated Fat 12.0g	62%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 43mg	14%
Sodium 117mg	5%
Total Carbohydrate 35.0g	12%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g	9%
Sugars 18.0g
Protein 5.0g	9%

Vitamin A	10%		Vitamin C	0%
Calcium	3%		Iron	9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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