PureSpelt Hat and Mitten Cookies
Preliminary time: approx. 2 hours cooling time
Preparation time: approx. 1 hour
Baking or cooking time: approx. 20 minutes
makes about 60
![](/html/igd/images/01dc6267227836c314055ae16f5c6c7e.jpg)
Dough
125 g butter, soft
125 g icing sugar
1 vanilla bean, scraped, seeds only
1 pinch salt
1 egg
50 g ground hazelnuts
250 g PureSpelt half white or white flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
Glaze
200 g icing sugar
2 tbsp egg white, fresh
1-2 tbsp lemon juice
sprinkles, if desired
1
For the dough: cream the butter, then add the icing sugar, vanilla seeds, salt and egg, mixing until the mixture is light and fluffy. Mix together the nuts, flour and baking powder, then add to the butter mixture and briefly mix to form a dough (just bring it together, don’t knead). Wrap and cool for about 1-2 hours.
2
Split the dough in portions and, either between parchment paper, or with a lite flour, roll out to 5-6 mm thick. Cut out hats and mittens, then place on a parchment-covered baking sheet and cool once again.
3
Bake the cookies in the middle of an oven preheated to 180 °C for about 8-12 minutes, or until golden. Remove from oven and let cool.
4
To decorate: for the icing, mix together the icing sugar, egg white and lemon juice. Spread on the cookies, decorate with sprinkles (if desired) and let dry. Add a little icing sugar to the remaining icing to thicken it, then place in a piping bag, decorate the cookies and let dry.
Tips
To decorate: make a piping cone out of parchment paper or cut a small hole in the corner of a plastic bag or use a disposable piping bag.
Source:
IG Dinkel, Judith Gmür-Stalder
![](/html/igd/css/print/logo.jpg)