german x-mas crowns

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 3 1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate, grated
• 1 pinch salt
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2/3 cup butter, cut into pieces
• 2 tablespoons
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/2 cup chopped pistachio nuts

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• in a large bowl, stir together the flour, chocolate, salt and confectioners' sugar. mix in butter until the mixture appears crumbly. add and egg, and mix until a smooth dough forms. wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• preheat the oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). grease cookie sheets.
• roll dough out into thin 6 inch long ropes. twist two ropes together, and put the ends together to form a crown. mix together the egg yolk and water, brush over each crown, and sprinkle with chopped pistachios.
• bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm. cool cookies on wire racks.