Chocolate pine nut cookies

• 100 GRAM SELF RAISING FLOUR
• 100 GRAM SUGAR
• 1 EGG
• 1 EGG YOLK
• 1 TBSP CACAO
• 50 GRAM PINE NUTS
• GRATED RIND FROM 1 LEMON

• 125 GRAM SELF RAISING FLOUR
• 70 GRAM BROWN SUGAR
• 75 GRAM BUTTER, cold in cubes
• 1 TSP VANILLA SUGAR
• 1/2 TSP ANISEED
• 1/2 TSP CINNAMON POWDER
• 1 EGG
• 50 GRAM SUGAR CUBES, crushed
• 50 GRAM ALMONDS, sliced

Whisk the egg, yolk and sugar for 5 minutes; stir in the other ingredients. Form this into a long strip and bake this 15 minutes at 190 degrees Celsius. Allow to cool down for 15 minutes, then cut the strip in slices. Put the slices on a baking tray and bake them 8 minutes at 190 degrees Celsius, turn them around and bake them again for 8 minutes.

Knead the butter, brown sugar and flour, egg, cinnamon, vanilla, aniseed and a pinch of salt together. Roll this dough out to a rectangle and put it on a greased baking tray. Distribute the crushed sugar cubes and almonds on top. Bake 25 minutes at 160 degrees Celsius. Cut in small rectangles while the cook is still warm.

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