Uschi Bux's Kipferln (Nut Crescents)

Ingredients [American]

Dough

• 220 g flour
• 225 g butter
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon sourcream
• 1 dash salt

Filling

• 110 g ground hazelnuts
• 2 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoon cocoa
• 1 shot rum

Directions

Work the dough ingredients into a ball and put in fridge for 1/2 hour.

All filling ingredients to be mixed with just enough milk, so that you have a firm but spreadable consistency.

Then roll out the dough (from the fridge), very thin, and cut it in approx. 2-1/2"-3" squares. Place filling on each square and close up the dough around it [ you can make little rolls or pockets, etc.).

Place on a greased sheet and bake at 175 degrees C about 25 minutes until light brown.

Immediately roll in confectioner's sugar (which you can mix beforehand with 2 little pouches of vanillin sugar).

The hazelnuts can be substituted with almonds or other ground nuts.

Enjoy!