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German Cinnamon Streusel Plum Jam Cookies

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 Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 35
Calories 180 kcal

Ingredients

  • 500 g flour - 4 cups
  • 250 g butter softened - 1 cup + 2 tbsp
  • 200 grams of powdered sugar 1 1/2 cups
  • 2 egg yolks class M
  • Salt

Streusel and topping:

  • 100 grams of butter 1/4 cup + 3 tbsp
  • 100 grams of flour - 3/4 cups
  • 100 g ground almonds - 1 cup
  • 100 grams of sugar - 1/2 cup
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • Salt
  • 200 g plum jam or any other jam - about 1 jar - 1 cup

Instructions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.