Liachtaschtaanerli

This classic recipe is perfect for kids to join baking.

Ingredients (for 20 - 50 pieces)

• 150g wheat flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 50g sugar
• 1 pack vanilla sugar
• 100g butter
• lemon zest

For decoration

• 100g sugar
• 2 tsp water
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• sugar pearls

Prepare

Preheat oven to top/bottom heat about 180°

Prepare the dough

Mix flour with baking powder in a mixing bowl.

Add remaining ingredients and mix everything with a mixer firts briefly on lowest, then on highest speed to form a dough, then shape into a ball.

Roll out the dough to about 1/2 cm thick on floured work surface, cut out designs, place on baking tray and bake.

Baking time: about 12 min.

Decoration

gradually mix powdered sugar with just enough water and lemon juice to make a thick icing.

Color some of the icing with food coloring to taste.

Coat the cookie cutters with the icing and decorate with pastry decorations and sugar pearls.