Frankfurt wreath cookie recipe
Frankfurter Kranz cookies are a delicious mini version of the classic German cake, made with tender shortbread, creamy white chocolate ganache, fruity red currant jam, and crunchy hazelnuts. Perfect for Christmas baking and festive cookie platters!
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Portions: 25 large
Baking utensils:
- 1 round cookie cutter1.6 inches
- 1 piping nozzle attachment2 inches
Ingredients for the dough:
- 200 g cold butter
- 1 parcel vanilla sugar o or 2 teaspoons of vanilla paste
- 100 g powdered sugar
- 1 egg Size M
- 350 g wheat flour
Decoration:
- 1 large eeg white
- 40 g gehackte & geröstete Haselnüsse
For the filling:
- 150 g white chocolate coating
- 30 ml cream
- 100 g blackcurrant jam
Preparation:
- Carefully knead all the ingredients for the dough and then wrap it in cling film and let it rest in the refrigerator for 60 minutes.
- In the meantime, prepare the ganache.
- Finely chop the white chocolate. Bring the heavy cream to a boil, then add the chocolate and stir until completely melted. Beat the mixture well with an electric hand mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Let the ganache cool at room temperature while you cut out and bake the cookies
- Remove the dough from the refrigerator, roll it out on a lightly floured surface, and cut out the cookies using cookie cutters.
- Cut a small hole in the center of half of the cookies.
- Brush the cookies with holes with egg white, then sprinkle the chopped hazelnuts evenly over the top.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F (180°C, conventional oven) for about 10–12 minutes.
- Once the cookies have cooled completely, pipe the ganache around the edges of each cookie.
- Place the cookies with holes on top of the ganache-covered cookies and gently press them together.
- Briefly bring the red currant jam to a boil in a small saucepan. Carefully spoon the hot jam into the center of each cookie, then let it cool and set completely.
- If desired, dust the cookies lightly with powdered sugar.
- These cookies don't need to be refrigerated and will stay fresh for about a week when stored in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. Enjoy your delicious homemade Frankfurter Kranz cookies!
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Calories: 89 kcal