Dutch Letters - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. butter or margarine
4 c. flour
1 c. water
1 lb. almond paste
2 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Mix butter and flour.
Stir in water and mix well.
Chill overnight or longer.
Beat almond paste with an electric mixer until smooth; add sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Mix well and chill. When ready to bake, divide dough and filling into 14 equal parts. Roll 1 section of dough into a 14 x 4-inch strip.
Then take a section of filling and spread it down the center of dough strip. Lap one side of dough over the filling, then the other side and pinch ends shut.
Place on greased cookie sheet with seams on bottom.
Brush tops with beaten egg whites and sprinkle sugar on top.
Prick with fork every 2 inches for steam to escape.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 30 minutes.