Zucker Hutchen

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 3/8 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup chopped candied citron
• 1 egg white
• 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
• 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 teaspoons red food coloring

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• cream butter and white sugar until fluffy. stir in egg yolk and milk. add citron to butter mixture and stir in. add flour and baking powder; blend well. chill until firm, about 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). in a clean, dry, glass or metal bowl, whip egg white until frothy. gradually incorporate 1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar; beat until meringue holds its shape. fold in almonds.
• roll dough 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured board; cut out small rounds with 2 inch cookie cutter. place 1 inch apart on a greased baking sheet. put 1 teaspoon almond meringue in center of each round to make it look like the crown of a hat.
• bake 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. to make icing: gradually add water to 2 cups confectioner's sugar, mixing until icing is stiff. add 1 to 2 drops of food coloring. when cookies are cool, pipe around crown of hat with icing to look like a hatband.