Mandel Broetli (Almond Biscuits)

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 500 g icing sugar (confectioner's sugar)
• 2 tablespoons kirsch
• 1/2 teaspoon almond essence
• 1 pinch salt
• 550 g plain flour
• 100 g ground almonds

Directions

1. 1

   Cream eggs and sugar.

2. 2

   Add kirsch, almond essence, and salt.

3. 3

   Add flour ground almonds and knead to a dough. (You may need a little extra flour).

4. 4

   Roll out the dough to 1cm thick on a floured surface.

5. 5

   Using cookie cutters, cut out shapes, make decorations on them using shortbread moulds (or use Anisbrötli Mödeli if you have them!).

6. 6

   Place on baking paper on an oven tray.

7. 7

   Bake at 160 degrees Celcius for 20 minutes. The biscuits should not brown but stay light in colour.