Schnecken Cookies

Directions

1. 1
   Makes 80 cookies.
2. 2
   Mix flour and yeast and then cut in the butter.
3. 3
   Mix together egg yolks and sour cream and add to flour mixture with a wooden spoon. Work with your hands to form the dough into a ball. Roll the ball into a log, wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
4. 4
   The next day, cut the log into ten pieces and roll each piece into a ball.
5. 5
   Mix together the nuts, sugar, cinnamon, and cocoa in a large plastic baggie and crush with a rolling pin to ensure the nuts are finely chopped (otherwise the nuts will tear holes in the dough when you are rolling it out).
6. 6
   You have your 10 dough balls ready. Roll out each dough ball into a circle and then press an equal amount of the nut mixture into each of the circles of dough. Cut dough circles into triangles using a pizza cutter. (Option: You can dot each triangle's wide end with a small amount of jam). Roll each triangle, wide end to point (like a croissant).
7. 7
   Place the cookies on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, pointed end down. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
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   Note: for best results, make cookies on a day when it is not hot or humid.