german pumpernickel sandwich cookies

Name: German Pumpernickel Sandwich Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) ground walnuts, not chopped; 1 cup(s) pumpernickel(whole rye bread) fine crumbs; 2 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoon(s) grated lemon zest; 1 teaspoon(s) each of ground nutmeg and cardamom; 1/2 cup(s) granulated sugar; 1/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 4 large egg whites; 1/4 cup(s) granulated sugar; 1/2 cup(s) praline paste (baking aisle); 3/4 cup(s) melted chocolate coating or chocolate chips

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Pat Duran

Las Vegas, NV

Updated on Sep 20, 2012

This is somewhat similar to the meringue cookie , with the exception these have pumpernickel bread crumbs in them ; that makes them a little chewy and crunchy at the same time. Some of the rye berries stay in little pieces, when crumbled,that's what should happen. It is still a delicate cookie sandwich. Real German Pumpernickel(whole rye berry bread) is made with whole rye meal, water , malt extract, salt and yeast. Gobble them up!

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 20 Min

method ---

yield about 5 dozen sandwich cookies

Ingredients

1 cup ground walnuts, not chopped
1 cup pumpernickel(whole rye bread) fine crumbs
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon each of ground nutmeg and cardamom
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup all purpose flour
4 large egg whites
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup praline paste (baking aisle)
3/4 cup melted chocolate coating or chocolate chips

How To Make german pumpernickel sandwich cookies

Step 1

Heat oven to 275^. Buy or grind nuts fine. Crumble bread as fine as possible(or use blender do not make dough of this just crumbs) then blend with the nuts.

Step 2

To the nut mixture add cinnamon,lemon zest, cardamom, 1/2 c. of sugar and the flour.Set aside. --- In a large bowl beat egg whites and slowly add the remaining 1/4 sugar to the whites;until stiff peaks form. Carefully fold in the bread crumb mixture.Mixture will be slightly lumpy- that's fine.
Step 3

Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Spoon mixture into a pastry bag fitted with star #8 tip. Pipe out cookies onto the prepared cookie sheets.
Step 4

Bake about 20 minutes in lower third of oven rack until light brown. Let cool on cookie sheet. Remove from paper. Stir and warm the praline paste slightly in microwave -just to make spreadable.8 seconds.
Step 5

Spread the warmed praline on the bottom of 1/2 of the cookies and cover with another cookie-bottom side down to form a sandwich.. press lightly together. Cool until the filling sets. Melt the chocolate in a microwave safe dish at 30 second intervals and spread on the cookies. or drizzle on a little. Store in airtight tin container.
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