Ischler Krapferl W/ Chocolate Icing.. Filled Cookies

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

• 150 g flour (Mehl)
• 120 g butter (1 stick plus 1 tblsp)
• 60 g sugar (Zucker)
• 60 g very finely ground nuts (Sago, you can use almonds or walnuts)
• walnut halves

Chocolate Icing

• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar

Directions

1. 1

   Mix dough according to ingredients.

2. 2

   Not necessary to chill.

3. 3

   Nuts must be very fine or it will make it hard to roll out.

4. 4

   I separate dough in half or quarters to roll out.

5. 5

   Roll very thin like paper.

6. 6

   and use either a small water glass or biscut cutter to cut round discs.

7. 7

   bake in 350 degree oven until lightly browned-- While cookies are baking in a small pot on stove.

8. 8

   mix 2 sq of chocolate, 1/4 c water, vanilla and 2 tblsp of butter on low heat until melted.

9. 9

   remove from stove and add powdered sugar, mix well.

10. 10

    set aside.

11. 11

    When all cookies are baked and cooled.

12. 12

    fill with jelly of choice.

13. 13

    red currant seemed the best.

14. 14

    take one disc and spread jelly thinly.

15. 15

    place another on top, do this with all discs, then ice with Chocolate and top with Walnut Half.