Bokke Pootjes

Total Time: 24 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

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

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 cream butter and sugar together.
• 3 add egg yolks and vanilla. beat until smooth.
• 4 to egg whites in a shallow bowl, add water and beat with a fork.
• 5 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.
• 6 drop into egg whites.
• 7 roll in nuts.
• 8 bake for 14 - 16 minutes.
• 9 cool.
• 10 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.
• 11 dip ends in melted chocolate.
• 12 set on waxed paper to allow chocolate to set up.