German Cinnamon Streusel Plum Jam Cookies - festive holiday cookies that are easy to make with simple ingredients. A delicious Christmas cookie recipe from Germany
Course
Dessert, Snack
Cuisine
German
Keyword
German cinnamon streusel cookies
Prep Time20minutes
Cook Time30minutes
Total Time50minutes
Servings35
Calories180kcal
Ingredients
500gflour - 4 cups
250gbutter softened - 1 cup + 2 tbsp
200gramsof powdered sugar 1 1/2 cups
2egg yolks class M
Salt
Streusel and topping:
100gramsof butter 1/4 cup + 3 tbsp
100gramsof flour - 3/4 cups
100gground almonds - 1 cup
100gramsof sugar - 1/2 cup
1tspcinnamon
Salt
200gplum jam or any other jam - about 1 jar - 1 cup
Instructions
For the shortcrust pastry, quickly knead the flour, butter, powdered sugar, egg yolks, 1 pinch of salt and 4 tablespoons of ice-cold water with your hands to form a smooth dough. Form the dough into a flat piece and wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Melt butter for the crumble. Place the flour, ground almonds, sugar, cinnamon and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Pour in the butter and fold in forming crumbles with your fingers. Refrigerate.
Place the dough on a baking tray (40 x 30 cm) or rectangular pan lined with baking paper and press up a bit at the edge of the tray. Prick the dough several times with a fork. Spread the plum jam evenly over the dough, cover with the crumbles. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 C - 375 G (gas 2-3, fan oven 160 C) on the middle rack for 30 minutes until golden brown. Leave to cool for 20 minutes, then use a sharp knife to cut into 1 inch wide strips. Cut strips into 4 cm long diamonds. Leave to cool completely on the sheet. Shelf life: 4-6 weeks.