Bokke Pootjes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs, separated
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 teaspoons water
2 cups flour
1 1/4 - 1 1/2 cups almonds, chopped or 1 1/4-1 1/2 cups almonds, shaved
2 -3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate baking squares

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Cream butter and sugar together.
Add egg yolks and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
To egg whites in a shallow bowl, add water and beat with a fork.
Shape dough into 1 1/2 - 2-inch long fingers with stubby ends. My Mom used to make them into little horseshoe shapes after she shaped them into the fingers. It gave them a neat appearance.
Drop into egg whites.
Roll in nuts.
Bake for 14 - 16 minutes.
Cool.
While the cookies cool, melt the chocolate squares using whichever method you prefer. I usually use the microwave and stir every 15 seconds. You could melt it with a double boiler if you wish.
Dip ends in melted chocolate.
Set on waxed paper to allow chocolate to set up.