Schwowe bredle or Schwabish shortbread, an Alsatian recipe from Gourmetpedia

Ingredients

• - 750 g (1 lb. 10 oz.) flour
• - 400 g (14 oz.) granulated sugar
• - 3 whole eggs + 2 yolks
• - 350 g (12 oz.) butter
• - 1 1/2 packages of baking powder
• - 350 g (12 oz.) powdered almonds
• - 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• - 2 small liqueur glasses of eau-de-vie (plum)
• - 180 g (6 oz.) cake crumbs
• - Zest of 3 lemons
• - 1/2 tsp. fine salt
• - A little milk