Italienische Pangani

Bake at 375F for 15 minutes.

Makes about 80 cookies.

Ingredients

• 200g butter
• 300g sugar
• 1 packet vanilla sugar
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 pinch each of cardamom and cinnamon
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon (?) of almond extract
• 500g flour
• 100g chocolate

Directions

1. Cream butter with sugar and vanilla sugar.
2. Add egg, milk, spices, lemon zest, and almond extract and mix.
3. Knead in the sifted flour.
4. Form the dough into rectangular logs, wrap in aluminum foil, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
5. Preheat the oven to 375 F.
6. Cut the logs into 1/2cm thick slices, and bake in the middle of the oven for 15 minutes until golden.
7. Cool completely, while melting the chocolate.
8. Dip each cookie diagonally halfway into the chocolate, then lay on a piece of wax paper to dry.

Notes

This is from Back vernügen wie noch nie. Martina recommends halving the recipe and using more of the spices for more flavor. The original recipe includes 3 ground bitter almonds, but since those are contraband in North America, it's been replaced with almond extract.

Sara