Kipfel - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup sour cream
2 egg whites
1 1/4 cups ground nuts
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
sifted powdered sugar
cinnamon

Preparation

In a medium mixing bowl cut butter into flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Stir in the 1/4 cup sugar.
Make a well in the center.
Combine egg yolks and sour cream; add to flour mixture and stir until mixture forms a ball.
Divide dough in half, and keep one half of the dough tightly covered.
On a lightly floured surface, roll the other half of dough to 1/16\" thickness, and cut into 4\" rounds.
For filling, beat egg whites slightly.
Add ground nuts, the 1/2 cup sugar, lemon juice& the 3/4 tsp cinnamon.
Spread a rounded teaspoon of filling onto each round to within 1/4\" of edge.
Roll up jelly-roll style; with seam sides down, press ends with tines of a fork to seal.
Place on ungreased cookie sheets with seam sides down.
Bake at 375\u00b0F for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
Sprinkle with a mixture of powdered sugar& cinnamon.