Ischler - the emperor of cookies
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Ischler (or Isler, Ishler) is a tiny cookie dating back to Austro-Hungarian Empire. The cookie was first made in 1849 in the town of Bad Ischl as a treat to the Emperor Franz Joseph I, who established his summer residence there. Needles to say, the tiny Ischlers immediately became Emperor’s favorite desert and incredibly popular across all Austro-Hungarian lands. I inherited two different recipes for Ischler from my two grandmothers. I distinctly preferred the recipe from Grandmother A. I cannot name the names here, because the other side of the family will take offense. Recipe supremacy is a dangerous territory. Grandma B's recipe was far from bad either, it had some very strong points. Hence, my mom and I went to work, did a bit of readjusting here and there, went back and forth a couple of times and united the family in an embodiment of an Ischler that defines perfection. (Just my modest opinion.) The version below is now our “family approved” trademark.
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<br />p.s. The recipe requires a certain degree of baking/pastry skills -- if you are not in the mood for making the chocolate cream, you can substitute it with raspberry jam, which is another popular version of Ischler recipe.
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