Jan Hagel - Almond Sugar Cookies
These shortbread cookies are known as Jan Hagel, a traditional Dutch cookie. They are Sugar Cookies decorated with almond slivers, and pearl sugar. A simple recipe that will take less than 40 minutes .
Ingredients
Cookie Dough
- 100 grams all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 70 grams butter room temperature
- 50 grams light brown sugar
- 1/2 egg yolk whisked
Almond-Sugar Topping
- 1/4 egg yolk whisked
- 25 grams almond slivers
- 20 grams pearl sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix the dry ingredients (all-purpose flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt).
- Mix butter and sugar. Add the egg yolk and mix again.
- Add flour mixture to butter mixture. You'll have a crumbly mixture that easily comes together when you knead it. (NOTE 1)
- Lightly flour work surface and roll the dough until you have a 6 x 9-inch rectangle that is about 1/8 inch. Place the dough on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper.
- Brush dough with whisked egg yolk and sprinkle with almond slivers and pearl sugar. Press the topping gently into the dough. Use your hands or a rolling pin. (NOTE 2)
- Bake 20-25 minutes in the oven. (NOTE 3)
- Take the cookies out of the oven and cut them while they are still warm. Allow the cookies to cool completely on a wire rack.
Notes
- If the dough is too sticky to roll out, wrap it in some plastic wrap and cool it in the fridge for at least 1 hours.
- Be gentle when you press the almonds and sugar into the dough. You don't want the dough to stretch out and become thinner.
- When you bake them close to 20 minutes they are a little chewy, if you bake them longer they become more brittle.
Nutrition
Calories: 147kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 92mgFiber: 0gSugar: 7g