My neighbor who's a great cook, taught me this recipe. She uses 6 egg yolks for her cookie recipe, so she usually makes twice the amount of this recipe. For German Christmas pastries, I prefer simple cookies to Stollen (since I feel it doesn't know if it wants to be a bread or a pastry).

You can use hazelnut flour instead of almond powder. I was taught to make each cookie from a tablespoon of dough, but it expanded too much, so I use a teaspoon instead (See Step 2). Recipe by Mimiyorichan