German Springerle
Source of Recipe
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Recipe Introduction
This is a very tasty German cookie. Please try it!
List of Ingredients
German Springerle
Makes 50 or more cookies
2 eggs
1/4 cup fine granulated sugar
1 cup fine granulated sugar
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder or 1/4 tsp. bakers' ammonia (powdered)
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. crushed anise seeds
1 tsp. grated lemon rindRecipe
DIRECTIONS:
Beat eggs and 1/4 cup sugar until thick.
Add 1 cup sugar gradually and beat well.
Sift together next 4 ingredients.
Mix anise seeds and lemon rinds with the sifted ingredients. Beat into the egg mixture to make a med. stiff dough.
Roll dough onto a well floured board to about 1/2' thickness. Dust lightly with flour. Press a springerle rolling pin over the dough to make the springerle designs. Cut the cookies in squares. Place them on a lightly
greased cookie pan and let dry uncovered for at least 12 hrs.
Bake at 325* for 25-30 min. Bake very light.
Cookie Cookery 1969 Edition