Cookies with almond dough

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Prepare the ingredients.

2. STEP 2

   

   Add egg yolks, sugar and a pinch of salt to soft butter. Mix well with a whisk.

3. STEP 3

   

   Add vanilla extract or vanilla sugar. Mix well.

4. STEP 4

   

   Sift about half the flour along with baking powder. Change it.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add milk. We add the milk right now, because if we added it to the butter mixture, it simply wouldn’t mix.

6. STEP 6

   

   Mix well. There is no need to stir for a long time. If you stir for a long time, the dough will tighten and become tough and tasteless.

7. STEP 7

   

   Add the second half of the flour and knead into a soft, pliable dough. Transfer to a bag and place in the freezer for about 15 minutes. The dough will not freeze during this time, but it will cool down and will be easy to work with.

8. STEP 8

   

   Let's move on to the almond dough. Prepare the ingredients. You can use flour from other nuts.

9. STEP 9

   

   Beat the egg whites into a bowl and add a pinch of salt. Start beating at low speed.

10. STEP 10

    

    When light foam appears, gradually increase the mixer speed and gradually add sugar.

11. STEP 11

    

    Beat until these beautiful strong peaks form.

12. STEP 12

    

    Add a teaspoon of vanilla extract. If you use vanilla sugar, it must be added along with the sugar.

13. STEP 13

    

    Now you need to add almond flour in two approaches.

14. STEP 14

    

    Gently mix the whites with flour, from top to bottom, so that the dough does not fall.

15. STEP 15

    

    This is such a beautiful dough. Very soft and airy.

16. STEP 16

    

    Now you need to transfer the dough into a pastry bag. You can take this thick bag.

17. STEP 17

    

    Now the shortbread dough. Lightly dust the work surface with flour.

18. STEP 18

    

    Remove the dough from the freezer.

19. STEP 19

    

    Roll out the dough to approximately 3 millimeters thick. The edges of the dough can be trimmed using your hands.

20. STEP 20

    

    Cut out the cookies. Dip the mold in flour. Here the shape is approximately 7 centimeters in diameter. Dip the mold in flour.

21. STEP 21

    

    Place cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

22. STEP 22

    

    Cut off the tip of the cooking bag; the hole should not be very small. Pipe the dough onto the cookie sheets.

23. STEP 23

    

    Cookies can be decorated with almonds. If you use walnut flour, for example, you can decorate with walnuts.

24. STEP 24

    

    Bake the cookies in a well-heated oven at 170C for 20-25 minutes. Of course you look at your oven.

25. STEP 25

    

    This is how the cookies turned out. Very tender, tasty and airy. Bon appetit!