Leckerli Recipe
Ingredients
1/2 pound unblanched hazelnuts, ground
1/2 pound unblanched almonds, ground
1 3/4 cups sugar
4 egg whites
Grated rind of 1 orange
2 tablespoons kirsch or white rum
Flour and sugar for rolling
Glaze
Directions
Combine the hazelnuts, almonds, and sugar.
Add the unbeaten egg whites, orange rind, and kirsch.
Mix thoroughly with your hands.
Chill the dough 5 to 6 hours.
Sprinkle a board with equal portions of flour and sugar.
Pat one quarter of the dough out onto the board; sprinkle a little of the flour-and-sugar mixture on the top.
Roll out to slightly more than 1/4-inch thickness.
Cut into 1 1/2-inch squares (or slightly less).
Repeat with the remaining dough.
Arrange the cookies an inch apart on a greased and floured cookie sheet.
Bake in a 325° oven for 20 minutes, or until fairly firm.
Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately brush with the Glaze.
Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet before removing.
Add the unbeaten egg whites, orange rind, and kirsch.
Mix thoroughly with your hands.
Chill the dough 5 to 6 hours.
Sprinkle a board with equal portions of flour and sugar.
Pat one quarter of the dough out onto the board; sprinkle a little of the flour-and-sugar mixture on the top.
Roll out to slightly more than 1/4-inch thickness.
Cut into 1 1/2-inch squares (or slightly less).
Repeat with the remaining dough.
Arrange the cookies an inch apart on a greased and floured cookie sheet.
Bake in a 325° oven for 20 minutes, or until fairly firm.
Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately brush with the Glaze.
Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet before removing.