Name: Ischl Tartlets (Ischler Törtchen)
Yield: Makes 12 large cookies
Cuisine: Austria
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons hot brewed coffee; ½ cup raspberry or red currant preserves, stirred to loosen; ⅔ cup confectioners’ sugar; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 10 tablespoons (1 stick plus 2 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch cubes, at cool room temperature; sliced almonds; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature; 2 tablespoons hot water; 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon finely chopped pistachios, for garnish; pinch of salt

Preparation info

Makes
12
large cookies

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Kaffeehaus

By Rick Rodgers

Published 2002

About

Bad Ischl in Upper Austria was the favorite summer spot of Franz Josef, and therefore of the entire blue-blooded population of Vienna. (One of the best bakeries in the world, Zauner, is located in Bad Ischl, and there’s nothing like having an emperor as your best customer to ensure quality control.) These large, crisp sandwich cookies, filled with preserves and glazed with chocolate, became popular with vacationers, who took them back home and thereby spread their popularity. The tartlets a