Zimsterne – (spicy Star Cookies)

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Margarine 1/2 ts Baking Soda 1/4 c Honey 1 ts Ground Cinnamon 1/4 c Sugar 1/2 ts Ground Nutmeg 2 Eggs 1/4 ts Ground Cloves 3 c Flour 1/2 c Unsweetened Apple Juice 2 ts Baking Powder Cream the margarine, honey, sugar and eggs together in a bowl until smooth […]

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Spice Sugar Cookies*

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Vegetable shortening at room -temperature 1 c Firmly packed light brown -sugar 1 lg Egg, beaten lightly 1/4 c Unsulfured molasses 2 c All purpose flour 2 ts Baking soda 1 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Ground ginger 1/2 ts Ground cloves 1/4 ts Salt Granulated sugar for dipping -the balls […]

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Serbian Cinnamon Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 2 Eggs; beaten 1/3 c Blanched almonds slivers 1 c Sugar 1 tb Lemon juice; fresh 1 2/3 c All-purpose flour; sifted 2 ts Lemon peel; grated 1 tb Cinnamon; ground Recipe by: The Eastern European Cookbook-ISBN 0-486-23562-9 Combine eggs and sugar in a bowl; mix well. Add flour and cinnamon; mix […]

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Lenguas De Gato-“cat’s Tongue” Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 lb Sweet butter 3/4 c Powdered sugar 1/4 ts Vanilla 1/8 ts Lemon rind (optional) 2 Egg whites; unbeaten 3/4 c Flour 1 pn Salt Date: Mon, 1 Apr 96 8:33:53 EST submitted by : kaysch@utkux.utcc.utk.edu Hi! My name is Blanca. I live in Knoxville,Tennessee. I was given this recipe by […]

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Swedish Ammonia Cookies – Drommar (swedish Dreams)

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter 1 ts Ammonia salt 1 1/8 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla 2 c Flour; enriched – sifted Cream the butter; add sugar and cream thoroughly, using an electric beater if possible. Beat in the sifted flour, ammonia salt, and vanilla. Put in refrigerator for a few hours, then shape […]

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Spice Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Shortening 1/4 c Brown sugar 1/3 c Molasses 1/4 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 ts Cinnamon 1/4 ts Cloves 1/4 ts Ginger 1 pn Nutmeg 1 pn Allspice 1 1/4 c Flour Beat shortening for 30 seconds. Add sugar & beat till well blended. Add molasses & beat […]

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Tesuque Pumpkin Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sugar 2 ts Baking soda 2 c Vegetable shortening 1 ts Salt 2 c Cooked pumpkin 1 ts Grated nutmeg 2 Eggs, beaten 1/2 ts Ground allspice 2 ts Vanilla extract 2 c Raisins 4 c All purpose flour 1 c Chopped walnuts Most of the pueblos in New Mexico […]

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Lemon-lime Oat Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 c (1/2 lb.) butter/margarine, -at room temperature 2 1/2 c Sugar 1 ts *each* grated lemon and lime -peel 2 tb *each* lemon and lime juice 2 1/2 c Flour 1 c Regular rolled oats 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts *each* ground cinnamon and -ground nutmeg FROM: Sunset magazine, Jan […]

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Spritz Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter, (No Margarine) 1 ts Almond Or Lemon Extract 2/3 c Confectioners’ Sugar 2 1/4 c Flour, Unbleached, Unsifted 1 lg Egg 1/4 ts Salt 1 lg Egg Yolk 1/2 ts Baking Powder Beat butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg, egg yolk and extract. Sift flour, salt, and […]

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Speculatius Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/4 c Unsifted flour 3/4 ts Ground cinnamon 1/2 ts Ground cardamom 1/4 ts Ground nutmeg 1/4 ts Ground clovees 1/4 ts Ground mace 1 pn Salt 3/4 c (1-1/2 sticks) sweet butter 1 c Confectioners’ sugar 1 Egg 1 ts Grated lemon rind Spicy holiday cookies made with a rolling […]

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