Name: Filled walnut cookies with chocolate cream – a proven recipe for traditional Christmas cookies
Prep time: 125 min
Cook time: 125 min
Total time: 125 min
Yield: 45
Ingredients: 200 g plain flour; 200 g coarse flour; 150 g powdered sugar; 1 tablespoon cocoa; 1 packet vanilla sugar; 200 g ground walnuts; 200 g butter; 1 egg; 3 eggs; 150 g powdered sugar; 1.5 tablespoons cocoa; 200 g butter (room temperature); powdered sugar for dusting

Preparing the dough Sift the plain and coarse flour into a bowl, add the powdered sugar, cocoa, vanilla sugar and ground walnuts. Add the egg and the cold butter grated on a fine grater. Quickly work into a compact dough, wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Shaping the walnut cookies Press the chilled dough in small pieces into the walnut molds. Lightly level the surface so the halves are even.

Baking Arrange the molds on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 190 °C for about 15 minutes. The cookies should be firm but not dried out. After baking, let them cool completely and carefully unmold them.

Chocolate cream Place the eggs, powdered sugar and cocoa into a stainless steel bowl. Set the bowl over a water bath and, whisking constantly, heat until a thick, smooth mixture resembling pudding forms. Let it cool completely. In another bowl, whip the room-temperature butter into a pale foam. Incorporate the cooled cocoa mixture by spoonfuls and whip into a smooth, creamy filling.