Mandel Schokoladen Plätzchen - German Almond Chocolate Cookies

MANDEL SCHOKOLADEN PLÄTZCHEN

This recipe is from my grandmother. I rediscovered a whole bunch of her recipes and I am determined to bake all of them this christmas season. I made these last week and they were gone after couple of days.

Ingredients:
100g butter
70g sugar (org. recipe is calling for 100g but even with 70g it was pretty sweet)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
50g almond slivers
100g flour
75g old fashioned oatmeal
100g chocolate chips
1tbsp Hirschhornsalz  (Ammonium Carbonate or Bakers Ammonia)

What you do:
Mix butter, sugar, egg and vanilla with an electrical mixer until it is creamy.
Add almonds, flour, chocolate chips as well as the Bakers Ammonia. The Bakers Ammonia needs to be dissolved in water (use as much water as needed for it, should be couple of tbsp.)
Use 2 teaspoons to make little cookie dough mountains on parchment paper.
Bake for 12 minutes on 392 Fahrenheit. It will smell delicious when it is done!

Guten Appetit!

German Rumkugeln - Rum Balls - easy recipe

RUMKUGELN

Being short on time constantly, I decided to try out some classics that looked amazingly simply to accomplish. No baking! All you need for this delicious treat :

100 g butter
2 tbsp. chocolate 
2 tbsp. rum (I used schnaps)
200 g dark chocolate
200g almond or hazelnut flour
powder sugar as needed

chocolate sprinkles if desired

All you do is cream the butter with an electrical mixer.
Melt chocolate. Add all ingredients slowly. At last you add the confection sugar until the dough won't absorb anymore. Form small  balls and roll them in chocolate sprinkles to finish. Let fully cool down and store cold if you do not end up eating them all at once.

I'll promise to post a picture in a bit. Unfortunately I can not find my download cable :(

Enjoy !!!