Swedish Christmas Cookies

Decorative Recipe Tin two-card set

Yield: Makes 10-12

Ingredients

  • 6 egg yolks
  • 2 C flour
  • ½ t salt
  • ¾ C sugar
  • ¾ C shortening
  • 3 T cream
  • vanilla or lemon flavor

Directions

  1. separate yolks & whites
  2. drop in one at time in hot water
  3. simmer till hard.
  4. sift - 2 C flour; ½ t salt
  5. Cream - ¾ C sugar; ¾ C shortening
  6. Add cooked yolks that are sifted thru sieve
  7. Blend 3 T cream + Mix [with-mark] dry ing.; Roll 1/8 inch thick cut [ambiguous conjunction] decorations
  8. or cookie press
  9. or shape into twists by 1 t of dough on board + rolled till 6" long then tie.
  10. Bake 375°

Timing: 6-8 min.

Temperature: hot water; simmer; 375°

Equipment: sieve; cookie press; board

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