Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting




Jelly filled Donus (“Berliner”) and Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting (“Amerikaner”) are two famous baking goods in the carnival season of Germany. Whether with frosting, chocolate coating or a combination of both, they taste in almost any variation.

In today’s post I will show you how to bake delicious Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting. Have fun baking!

Homemade: Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called “Amerikaner”
Difficulty: Easy – Medium
Preparation Time: 1 hour
Our Recipe rating:
5von5

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called
Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called “Amerikaner”
Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called
Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called “Amerikaner”
Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called
Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called “Amerikaner”



Ingredients for about 12 Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called “Amerikaner”:

  • 250 grams of flour
  • 100 grams of sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 100 milliliters of milk
  • 75 grams of butter
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar
  • 1 heaped teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1 organic lemon
  • 200 grams of powdered sugar
  • Possibly smarties & sugar sprinkles for decoration

Required kitchen gadgets, helper & preparations:

  • A mixer/food processor
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Sieve
  • Baking tray + greaseproof paper
  • Grater
  • Lemon juicer
  • Pastry bag or alternatively freezer bag

Instructions for the homemade cookies with powdered sugar frosting:

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called Add 100 grams of sugar, 1 packet of vanilla sugar…

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called …& 75 grams of room tempered butter…

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called …into a mixing bowl and whisk until creamy using a mixer or food processor.

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called Next add the eggs one by one and stir in each egg about 2 minutes at the highest level.

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called Sift 1 heaping teaspoon of baking powder…

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called …& 250 grams of flour and add to the batter.

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called Pour in 100 milliliters of milk &

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called …some zests of an organic lemon.

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called Mix everything with a blender or food processor for about 2 minutes until smooth.

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called Then fill the batter into a pastry bag (or alternatively a freezer bag).

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called If you use a freezer bag cut off one corner…

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called …and afterwards pipe 6 equal batter heaps (about 2 tablespoons) onto a lined baking tray (with some distance to each other)…

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called …& bake in the preheated oven at 180°C (top/bottom heat) for about 15 – 20 minutes…

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called …until golden brown. Then allow to cool onto the baking tray.

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called Meanwhile juice one lemon for the frosting.

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called Also sift about 200 grams of powdered sugar…

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called …& then stir together with the lemon juice until free of lumps…

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called …and you got a white and viscous syrup.

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called Give about 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar frosting onto the smooth surface of the cooled pastry…

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called …smooth down using a knife.

Homemade Cookies with Powdered Sugar Frosting called Decorate the baking goods with sugar sprinkles, smarties and other decoration ideas while the frosting is not hardened yet.

I wish you lots of fun cooking/baking 😉

Video Tutorial:

Watch the video tutorial to see the recipe and the preparation method precisely (German Audio only, English Subtitles available):

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