Totenbeinli (Swiss Hazelnut 'Legs')

Rating: 3.5 stars
4 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 2
  • 4 star values: 0
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 1

This is a tasty hazelnut cookie found mostly in the Graubuenden region of Switzerland. The name means 'legs'.

By Cindy Krafft

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Recipe Summary

prep:
20 mins
cook:
15 mins
total:
35 mins
Servings:
48
Yield:
4 dozen cookies
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

48
Original recipe yields 48 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

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  • Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition, then stir in the orange juice, lemon zest, and cinnamon. Fold in the flour and hazelnuts, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Form into 1/2 inch by 3 inch sticks, and place onto a baking sheet 1 inch apart.

  • Bake in preheated oven until brown around the edges, about 15 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
85 calories; protein 1.6g; carbohydrates 10.3g; fat 4.5g; cholesterol 10.3mg; sodium 9.9mg. Full Nutrition
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QueenOfPain
Rating: 5 stars
03/20/2012
I guess to have an appreciation for these...you have to have spent some time in Switzerland. They are sticky but they are FABULOUS!! Love 'em!! These are for a more sophisticated palat. You must let them set in your mouth chew them slowly. Then your taste buds wake up and say WOW!!! Read More
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Carol
Rating: 1 stars
12/16/2007
These cookies are a sticky mess. Read More
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4 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 2
  • 4 star values: 0
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 1
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QueenOfPain
Rating: 5 stars
03/20/2012
I guess to have an appreciation for these...you have to have spent some time in Switzerland. They are sticky but they are FABULOUS!! Love 'em!! These are for a more sophisticated palat. You must let them set in your mouth chew them slowly. Then your taste buds wake up and say WOW!!! Read More
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Carol
Rating: 1 stars
12/15/2007
These cookies are a sticky mess. Read More
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yquem
Rating: 5 stars
10/01/2013
this recipe is fine but there's a very important step missing!! once you have dough - put between two sheets of parchment or plastic wrap and roll out to 1cm. refrigerate for a good 30min and THEN cut... no onder carol found them a sticky mess... instead of orange juice add 1/4 c finely chopped citron tossed in a little flour... they you'll get the real flavor of 'totebeinli' Read More
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Nikki
Rating: 3 stars
08/23/2010
I always make mine the night before and let them rest on the pan before baking. Totenbeidli actually means "little dead legs". I have not tried this particular recipe for them but I highly recommend totenbeindlis in general. Read More
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