Cookies "Hedgehogs"

Hedgehog-shaped shortbread cookies can be made with children. The cookies are very tasty, soft, not sugary.

Summary

Ingredients

• Flour – 150-180 g
• Butter – 100 g
• Sugar – 50 g
• Vanilla extract – 4-5 drops
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Salt – 1 pinch
• Chocolate – 60 g
• Crushed nuts – 4 tbsp
• Cured cherries – for decoration

Instructions

1. Combine softened butter with sugar.

   

2. Beat butter with sugar until white. Divide the egg into white and yolk. Add the yolk to the dough.
3. Beat the yolk with the oil mixture well until creamy. Add vanilla extract.
4. Add flour and salt gradually.
5. Knead soft and plastic dough. If it seems to you that there is not enough flour, add, but not too much. Put the dough in a bag and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
6. Roll the dough into balls the size of a walnut. Then give the balls an elongated conical shape with a sharp spout.
7. Cover the baking sheet with paper and put the cookies on it.
8. Bake shortbread cookies at 180 degrees for 15 minutes.

   

9. Cool the finished cookies.
10. Melt the chocolate in a water bath.
11. Using a brush, brush the cookies with melted chocolate and sprinkle with chopped nuts.
12. Use a toothpick or a match to paint the “nose” and “eyes” with chocolate. Decorate with dried cherries.
13. Leave the Hedgehog cookies to set for 15-20 minutes.

    

Funny shortbread cookies “Hedgehogs” with chocolate and nuts are ready. Bon Appetit.