Almond Sticks or Rings recipe

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Ingredients

2 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
2 egg yolks
2 eggs
2 ½ cups almonds, finely ground
1 small lemon, zested and juiced
½ cup confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Nutrition Info

167.4 calories
carbohydrate: 18.8 g
cholesterol: 31.3 mg
fat: 9.4 g
fiber: 2.2 g
protein: 4.4 g
saturatedFat: 0.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 6.7 mg
sugar: 15.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C), and line baking sheets with parchment paper.

  2. Place the confectioners' sugar, egg yolks, and eggs in the bowl of an electric mixer, and mix on Medium-Low until well combined. Stir in the the ground almonds, lemon zest, and enough lemon juice to make a thick, smooth batter.

  3. Place the batter into a cookie press with a 1/4 inch star-shaped tip, and press out a 6 inch lines of batter. Cut the batter into 2-inch sticks,or form into rings or letters, and place them on the prepared baking sheets.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are crisp and light brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool.

  5. Place 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar in a fine mesh sieve, and lightly dust the cookies before serving.

Recipe Yield

50 cookies

Recipe Note

This is a small, crisp delight. This is one of the recipes that Grandma Krupitza brought from Austria about 100 years ago. We generally serve these at the holiday season.

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