Pahkindieivat (finnish Nut Log)

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 prepared finnish butter cookie dough (pikkuleipienperustaikina pikkuleipienperustaikina (finnish butter cookie dough) is reccommended)
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup finely chopped almonds
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f (175c).
• 2 lightly grease a large baking sheet; set aside.
• 3 divide cookie dough into fourths.
• 4 rolling each between your hands and a lightly floured surface, shape into ropes, 1/2 inch thick.
• 5 cut crosswise in 2-inch slices.
• 6 in a small shallow dish, beat egg until well blended and smooth.
• 7 in another small bowl, combine almonds and sugar.
• 8 roll cookie slices or logs first in beaten egg, then in sugar mixture.
• 9 place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet.
• 10 bake 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 11 cool on a rack.
• 12 note: a good sub for the sugar is vanilla sugar. you can find it in most gourmet or european markets. or, you can make your own. place a couple of vanilla beans with your sugar in a tightly sealed canister. the strength will depend on how long you leave it as well as the amount of sugar. it has a very delicate flavor.