V for Viennese Fingers - Day 22

This week seems to be flying much faster than all the other weeks! We are onto Letter V of the mega blogging marathon. Excited about baking for the last few letters of  the alphabet :)

V for VIENNESE FINGERS -AUSTRIA 

These light, buttery crisp cookies dipped in chocolate are native to Vienna. They are typically piped into whirls, baked and then sandwiched with vanilla icing. The recipe for the whirls and the fingers is the same. Some recipes call for egg yolks but I chose to make these eggless. I initially thought of doing the Viennese Whirls but they would be similar to the Lemon Sandwich Cookies so I made these Fingers instead. 

These cookies are different from Vienna Fingers which strangely have no connection to Vienna and have been manufactured by the U.S. Company Keebler, a division of Kellogg's. 

You will need: 

Makes: 24 2-inch long cookies

1 stick unsalted butter, at room temp

115 gms All-purpose flour

25 gms Powdered sugar

1 tsp Vanilla extract 

40gms dark chocolate 

Chopped nuts/ sprinkles (optional) 

Preheat oven to 350F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. 

Cream the butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the vanilla extract. Then add in the flour and beat until combined. Transfer mixture into a piping bag fitted with a large Rose tip - Wilton 

Pipe mixture onto the lined sheets in a tight wave. Space them about an inch or two apart. The cookies will spread while baking. 

Bake for 10 minutes until golden brown around the edges. Bake one sheet at a time. 

Transfer cookies to a cooling rack. 

Melt the dark chocolate in the microwave in 20-second bursts until smooth and shiny. Dip one end of cookie in the chocolate and set on a parchment lined sheet and allow to harden. If you choose to use nuts or sprinkles, add them while the chocolate is still wet. I used white nonpareils. 

Store cookies in an air tight container. 

BAKES FROM AROUND THE WORLD: 

A for ANZAC BISCUITS - AUSTRALIA

B for BASBOUSA - EGYPT

C for CHOCOLATE ECLAIRS - FRANCE

D for DAMPER BREAD - AUSTRALIA

E for EMPANADAS - MEXICO

F for FLAN MEXICANO - MEXICO

G for GRISSINI BREADSTICKS - ITALY

H for HOT MILK SPONGE CAKE - USA

I for INDIAN LADI PAV - INDIA 

J for JOULUTORTTU - FINLAND

K for KORVAPUUSTI - FINLAND

L for LEMON SPRITZ SANDWICH COOKIES - GERMANY

M for MACARONS - FRANCE
N for NANKHATAI - INDIA
O for ORANGE OGURA CAKE - MALAYSIA
P for PINCA - CROATIA
Q for QUICK BREAD - STRAWBERRY PECAN BREAD - USA

R for RIGÓ JANCSI - HUNGARY
S for SCONES - UK
T for TOTTENHAM CAKE - ENGLAND
U for UGNSPANNKAKA - SWEDEN 

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