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🍽️ Crunchy Almond Snowflakes

182 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 75 g walnut kernels
• 75 g hazelnut kernels
• 200 g flour
• 100 g sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 egg
• 200 g cold butter
• 1 tbsp whipping cream
• flour (for the work surface)
• 150 g powdered sugar
• egg white (for mixing)
• silver sugar pearls (or nonpareilles)

Instructions

1. 1. Grind the nuts finely in a blender.
2. 2. Mix the ground nuts with the flour, sugar, and a pinch of salt.
3. 3. Mound the dry mixture on a work surface.
4. 4. Press a well into the center of the nut mixture.
5. 5. Crack the egg directly into this well.
6. 6. Distribute the butter in small pieces around the egg.
7. 7. Pour in the cream.
8. 8. Knead everything quickly by hand into a smooth dough.
9. 9. Shape the dough into a ball.
10. 10. Wrap the dough ball in cling film.
11. 11. Store the foil in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
12. 12. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
13. 13. Lightly dust the work surface with flour.
14. 14. Roll out the dough on the surface to about 0.5 centimeters thick.
15. 15. Cut out snowflake shapes from the dough using a cookie cutter.
16. 16. Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
17. 17. Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for about 12 minutes until golden brown.
18. 18. Remove the finished cookies from the oven.
19. 19. Lift the cookies off the tray along with the baking paper.
20. 20. Let the cookies cool down slightly.
21. 21. Whisk the powdered sugar with the egg white until thick and creamy.
22. 22. Fill the icing into a small piping bag with a round tip.
23. 23. Pipe grid lines or dots onto the cooled snowflakes.
24. 24. Decorate the cookies with silver pearls or colorful sprinkles.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 182
• Protein: 2 g · Fett/Fat: 11 g · Carbs: 18 g