My mom made these last time I visited Germany. These seem to be the latest trend in German appetizers. I thought it’s a hilarious example of how literal Germans can be. Plus they taste delicious! While my mom had an extra foot mold on hand for me to take back home to the States, I did see some for sale from Amazon retailers.

Ingredients

For dough:

• 150 g butter (about 5 ounces)
• 180 g (about 6 ounces) grated cheese such as Emmentaler or Gruyere or a mixture thereof
• 250 g (2 cups) flour
• 100 ml (1/2 cup) cream
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch paprika
• ½ teaspoon baking powder

To garnish:

• 1 egg yolk
• Poppy seeds, caraway seeds, sesame seeds, almonds, corse salt, paprika, pepper or whatever else you’s like on a cheese cracker

Mix all ingredients for dough. Remove from the bowl, wrap in plastic, and chill until firm, about 1 – 2 hours.

Heat the oven to 350°F.

Cover your cookie sheets with parchment. Flour a work surface. Roll the dough 1/4 inch thick. Cut out as many feet as possible, rerolling the scraps to make more. Arrange on the cookie sheets about 3/4 inch apart.

Bake until the edges are lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Let slightly cool on the sheets.