Dead Men's Bones (Totenbeinli)

Yield: about 70

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup + 2 tablespoons superfine sugar
• 3 eggs
• 9 ounces almonds, blanched, peeled and chopped (about 2 1/4 cups)
• 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• Pinch of salt
• 3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten

Instructions

1. Beat the butter with the sugar until white and creamy.
2. Add one egg at a time, beating well, then add the almonds, cinnamon, a pinch of salt and finally the flour.
3. Knead the dough well and shape it into a long rectangle about 1 1/2 inches thick and 2 1/2 to 3 inches wide.
4. Refrigerate the dough for one hour, or until firm.
5. Cut the rectangle crosswise into 1/4 inch slices, place them on baking sheets and brush them with the egg yolk.
6. Bake in a preheated 400 degrees F oven for 20 minutes, until just golden.

Atttribution

Posted by Olga at Recipe Goldmine 9:03:11am 9/30/03.

Source: Tante Heidi's Swiss Kitchen