DessertRecipes Brunsli (Christmas cookie from Basel) by Adrian 09/01/2019 written by Adrian 09/01/2019 2K views 2K Share this...FacebookGoogleTwitter THE classic Christmas cookie of our hometown. Each family has their own recipe which they consider the best – this is Adrians version Brunsli (Christmas cookie from Basel) Print Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat Ingredients 250g ground almonds 150g sugar 2 tablespoons cocoa powder 2 tablespoons flour 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 2 fresh egg whites 100g dark chocolate (Cailler Crémant) 2 tablespoons Kirsch Instructions Mix ground almonds, sugar, cocoa powder, flour and the cinnamon together in a bowl add two lightly beaten fresh egg whites Boil 100g dark chocolate in a water bath until soft, dispose of the water and add to the dough. Season with the kirsch and mix well by hand. You might want to add sugar and/or almonds if the dough is too moist. Sprinkle the worktop and rolling pin with sugar and roll out the dough to a thickness of 1 cm using wood sticks of the respective height as border cut out the cookies using Christmas cookie shapes and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Put in a cool place (below 10 degrees Celsius) for 2-3 hours. preheat the oven to 240 degrees Celsius and bake them for approx. 4-5 minutes until the surface is dry but has no cracks yet cool them on a grid. Note that the cookies are still a little soft when coming out of the oven. They will harden when cooled down. Christmas 0 comment FacebookTwitterEmail previous post Follow us on Twitter next post Of fff social media, the 70 Gods of Rock and belated Christmas recipes (English/German)