Alsatian Christmas Cookies

Ingredients

100 gr sugar
170 gr flour
120 gr almonds
5 gr cinnamon
1 gr salt
170 gr butter
4 gr vanilla
24 gr candied orange peel
1 egg
10 ml water for glaze
1 prepared colored icings
1 suger

Instructions

Beat together butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.

Stir in flour, almonds, cinnamon and salt, blend well. Stir in orange peel. Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 190ÂșC . Roll out dough 1 cm thickness and cut shapes with Christmas cookie cutters.

If not using icing, decorate with colored sugar or gragees before baking.

Bake 9-12 minutes or until golden brown.

Decorate with icing, colored sugars, dragees, etc. Store airtight at room temp one week, freeze longer.