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Easy cookies, little effort, great taste!! Skip the cookie cutters if you have little time (or patience) and make cookies the cool way. Best cookies for the busy family.
German Slab Cookies are a type of cookie originating from Germany. They are typically baked in a large tray and served in slices. The texture of these cookies is soft and moist, and they can be enriched with various ingredients.
INGREDIENTS
- 140 g Butter
- 80 g Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract & Paste
- 200 g Flour
- 1 pinch Salt
- 50 g Almond flour or ground Hazelnuts
- 100 g Black Currant Jam or other jam to your liking
- 100 g Apricot Jam or other jam to your liking
- 50 g Dark Chocolate
INSTRUCTIONS
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Whisk the butter, sugar, and vanilla with the whisk attatchment of your mixer until it is foamy.
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Switch to the kneading attachment and keep mixing while adding the flour, salt, almond flour. Create a smooth dough.
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Cut the dough in halves, shape them into two logs and place them onto a baking sheet. Then press them flat with your hands to create a slab, then make a mold where later the jam will be put (see video).
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Let chill in the fridge for 4 hours.
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Preheat the oven to 350°F / 180°C.
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Put the jams each in a small bowl and stir until smooth.
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Fill the mold of the first slab with the apricot jam and the second slab with the black currant jam.
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Bake for 15 minutes.
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Let cool, then melt the chocolate and drizzel it onto the slabs.
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Once the chocolate has set, cut the slabs into slices.
Serving Suggestions
- Can be served with milk or coffee.
- Can be dusted with powdered sugar before serving.
German Slab Cookies are a delicious and practical snack, often enjoyed at various events.
