Lemon Hearts

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Lemon Hearts

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Ingredients

Ingredients for 50 Pieces

  • 3 Egg yolks
  • ⅓ cup 120 g Granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla sugar
  • Juice and zest of 1 lemon
  • 9 oz 250 g Hazelnuts, ground
  • Confectioner’s sugar for rolling out the dough
  • Butter for the baking sheet

To Glaze

  • ¾ cup 100 g Confectioner’s sugar
  • 1 –2 tbsp Lemon juice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 °F (200 °C).
  • Beat the egg yolks with sugar and vanilla sugar until creamy.
  • Add the lemon juice, lemon zest, and hazelnuts and knead together well.
  • Roll the dough out on a work surface dusted with confectioner’s sugar, cut out small hearts, and lay them on a buttered baking sheet.
  • Bake for 8–10 minutes, until golden.
  • For the glaze, sift the confectioner’s sugar and mix with the lemon juice.
  • Sprinkle the baked lemon hearts with the lemon glaze and let dry.
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Course; Candy / Dessert / Fruit
Cuisine; Austria / European