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Leckerli Cookies
* Exported from MasterCook *
LECKERLI COOKIES
Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 c Honey
1/3 c Sugar
2 1/2 c Unsifted flour (see note)
4 ts Baking powder
1 t Ground cinnamon
1 pn Nutmeg
1 pn Cloves
2/3 c Sliced almonds
3 tb Candied orange peel, finely
-chopped
3 tb Candied lemon peel, finely
-chopped
1 Egg
2 tb Kirsch OR orange juice
Milk
Glaze (recipe follows)
Candied red cherries,
-halved, for topping
Angelica or candied citron
-peel, cut into leaf shapes
-for topping
Spices and candied fruit are in these chewy cookie
squares.
NOTE: When unsifted flour is called for, fluff up the
flour in the sack orcontainer with a fork before
measuring.
Preheat oven to 375~.
Combine honey and sugar in a small saucepan. Heat
slowly, stirring constantly, until honey thinks and
sugar dissolves; cool slightly.
Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves
into a large bowl. Add almonds, candied orange and
lemon peels; mix to coat.
Add cooled honey mixture, egg and kirsch to flour
mixture; stir with wooden spoon until blended. Knead
dough together with palm of hand until mixture cleans
side of bowl; shape into ball; flatten slightly.
Roll dough between two sheets of wax paper to a 13x9
inch rectangle, slightly less than 1/4-inch thick,
keeping edges as even as possible. Remove top piece of
wax paper; flip dough onto lightly greased cookie
sheet; removesecond piece of wax paper. Brush top
lightly with milk.
Bake in 375~ oven for 15 minutes or until golden
brown. Remove cookie sheet to wire tack. Trim edges
of cookie dough; cut into 2-inch squares.
Make Glaze. Brush quickly over warm Leckerli. (Do
not make syrup until Leckerli are out ofthe oven or
syrup will harden>) Decorate with candied red cherry
halves and angelica leaves. Glaze will harden and turn
white.
~ÿGlaze: Combine 1/2 cu granulated sugar and 3
Tablespoons water in saucepan. Cook about 5 minutes
or until it registers 235~ on candy thermometer.
Brush glaze on cookies while both are still warm.
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