Buttery dough with plain yogurt, soft apples, peach jam, and fragrant cinnamon come together in delicate filled cookies that are perfect with hot tea or your favorite coffee. This recipe only requires a few common ingredients. Simply roll out the dough, cut it into decorative squares, fill with the cooked apple mixture, and fold into triangles. The finished cookies bake for just 15 minutes and are lightly dusted with powdered sugar after baking.
What You’ll Need
For the dough:
- 125 g butter,
- 80 g sugar,
- 1 egg,
- 8 g vanilla sugar,
- 6 g baking powder,
- 125 g plain yogurt,
- a pinch of salt,
- 350 g all-purpose flour.
For the cooked apple filling:
- 2 apples,
- 1 tablespoon butter,
- 2 tablespoons peach jam or any jam of your choice,
- 1 tablespoon sugar,
- cinnamon to taste,
- a bit of lemon juice.
For finishing:
- powdered sugar.
Step-by-Step Preparation:
1. Chopping the apples: Cut the apples into small cubes. Smaller pieces will combine more easily with the other ingredients during cooking and the filling will be easier to spread onto the cut dough.
2. Starting the filling: Prepare a pan, melt a tablespoon of butter in it, and add the chopped apples. Stir to coat the apples evenly in the butter.
3. Cooking the apples: Add the peach jam, sugar, cinnamon to taste, and a bit of lemon juice to the apples. Cook the mixture over low heat until the apples are soft.
4. Preparing the dough: In a separate bowl, combine the butter, sugar, egg, vanilla sugar, baking powder, plain yogurt, and a pinch of salt. Mix thoroughly with a whisk until the ingredients are well combined.
5. Adding the flour: Gradually add the all-purpose flour to the mixture and continue kneading. Knead the dough by hand until it is smooth and can be rolled out.
6. Rolling out the dough: Place the kneaded dough on baking paper and use a rolling pin to roll it out evenly. Working directly on the paper makes it easier to handle the prepared dough.
7. Cutting: Use a decorative cutter to cut squares from the rolled-out dough. Make sure they are large enough to hold the apple mixture and can be folded over.
8. Filling and shaping: Place a spoonful of apple mixture in the center of each square. Fold the dough over into a triangle to create individual filled cookies.
9. Baking: Place the cookies in an oven preheated to 180 °C and bake for 15 minutes. After this time, check if they are done and remove the finished cookies from the oven.
10. Finishing and serving: Finally, dust the baked cookies with powdered sugar. Serve them with hot tea, coffee, or as a sweet treat for the family.
How to Prepare the Apple Filling
Cut the apples into small cubes and cook them over low heat. The jam helps bind the pieces together, while cinnamon and lemon juice enhance the flavor. Before filling, mix the mixture well so the jam, sugar, and spices are evenly distributed.
How to Shape the Cookies Properly
The base is decorative squares cut from the rolled-out dough. Place the filling in the center, then fold the square into a triangle. This keeps the apple mixture inside and gives the cookies a neat shape.
Final Tip
You can substitute the peach jam with any jam you like. Adjust the amount of cinnamon to your taste, and add the powdered sugar only as a final dusting after baking.
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