Finnish Cookies / Danish Finsk Broed

Ingredients

• 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (375 g)
• 1/2 cup sugar (85 g)
• 1 cup butter
• 2 eggs, divided, NOTE
• 1/4 cup almonds, skinned (best if freshly skinned whole almonds are used instead of pre-skinned in a package)
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Directions

1. 1

   Mix flour and sugar in a bowl, cut the butter in small pieces and cut it into the flour mixture.

2. 2

   Whip one egg and add to the dough, Gather the dough quickly. If you find the dough is too dry you can add a bit of water to help gather the dough.

3. 3

   Divide the dough into 4 portions and roll the dough into long ropes about as thick as your finger. Flatten the 'ropes' and cut them into 2 inch long cookies.

4. 4

   Place the cookies on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper and let them rest in a cool place for at least one hour.

5. 5

   Meanwhile - chop the almonds roughly and mix them with 1 tbsp sugar.

6. 6

   Whip one egg.

7. 7

   Preheat oven to 400°F.

8. 8

   Brush the cookies with egg and dust with almond/sugar mix.

9. 9

   Bake the cookies for 12-15 min at 400 F until golden.