Berliner Brot (German Christmas Cookie)
3 generations of Omas have passed down this recipe to me. We make and look forward to it every Christmas. Hazelnut chocolate bars with a lemony icing. They never last long.
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- Serves: 24 persons
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups sugar
- 10½ tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2large eggs
- 2⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1teaspoon baking powder
- 1pinch ground cloves
- 1⅓ cups ground hazelnuts
- 1cup powdered sugar
- 1medium lemon, juiced
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 1/2 x 13-inch baking sheet or line with parchment paper.Step 2
Cream together sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Add eggs, 1 at a time, and mix until just blended.Step 3
Mix together flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking powder, and cloves in a separate bowl.Step 4
Add flour mixture to the wet mixture, and mix until just blended. Add hazelnuts and mix again until just blended. The mixture should have the consistency of a smooth dough.Step 5
Transfer dough onto the prepared baking sheet and smooth with a rolling pin into all the corners.Step 6
Bake in the preheated oven until cookie sheet has set, about 20 minutes. Cut into squares while still warm.Step 7
Combine powdered sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl and brush icing over the cooling bars.