TRAUMSTUCKE DREAM PIECES, crumbly German Christmas cookies vanilla-flavored, easy and quick, perfect recipe for Christmas gifts.
The Traumstucke, translated, dream pieces, are German cookies usually vanilla-flavored, made during the Christmas season, simple to prepare and very enjoyable to eat one after another, I must say.
The recipe for Traumstucke dream pieces is very simple, you prepare a kind of shortcrust pastry with simple ingredients, flour, vanilla sugar, butter, and egg yolks, so a shortcrust without egg white, mix everything and form logs to cut into pieces and bake.
Nothing simpler except for the fact that they are extremely crumbly and delicious, you can’t stop at just one, they’re worse than cherries.
Join me in the kitchen today for Traumstucke dream pieces German cookies.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Rest time: 10 Minutes
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 100
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Christmas
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 1/2 tbsp vanilla powdered sugar
- 2 egg yolks
Steps
Pour the flour into a bowl, add the sugar, egg yolks, and cold butter in pieces.
Work well until you get a smooth and homogeneous dough, wrap it in plastic wrap and put it in the fridge for 15 minutes.
Then remove from the fridge and divide it into pieces, form logs about 1 inch wide and cut them into pieces about 3/4 inch long.
Put some powdered sugar in a bowl, place the cookies inside, and mix by shaking the bowl.
Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake in a preheated oven at 356°F for 15 minutes.
Remove from the oven and dust with powdered sugar.
Bon appétit
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Traumstucke dream pieces German cookies
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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Traumstucke dream pieces German cookies
Can I flavor the Traumstucke dream pieces in another way?
Absolutely! You can use cinnamon or add cocoa or other spices you prefer.
How do you store the dream pieces?
They keep in a tin box for a week, that is, if you can resist eating them all.
Can I use a whole egg instead of yolks?
Yes, but you would get a classic shortcrust pastry, and in this recipe, just one egg is enough.
