Hartshorn German Christmas Cookies Recipe
Yield: 1 servingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
2 cup: Sugar,
1/2 tsp: Salt,
1 1/8 cup: Shortening,
2: Eggs,
1 cup: Milk,
1 tbsp: Hartshorn ***,
1/2 cup: Boiling water,
2 tsp: Vanilla,
Flour to stiffen,
1 ounce: Anise seeds,
Directions:
* Hartshorn can be obtained at your pharmacy. It is ammonium crystals
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1. Mix sugar, salt, shortening, eggs,and milk. 2. In a separate bowl,
dissolve the Hartshorn in the boiling water.
Make sure it is completely dissolved. 3. Add vanilla and anise
seeds to the sugar mixture. 4. Add hartshorn mixture to sugar
mixture. 5. Add enough flour to the sugar mixture to stiffen and not
to be
sticky. It may require 4-5 pounds! 6. Roll out dough on floured
surface, and cut with cookie cutters. 7. Bake immediately after
mixing in a moderate oven (325-350F) for
10-15 minutes.
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This entire recipe will make between 180-220 cookies. One half the
recipe is suggested (up to 100 cookies). But, they are great!
Source from luhu.jp
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1. Mix sugar, salt, shortening, eggs,and milk. 2. In a separate bowl,
dissolve the Hartshorn in the boiling water.
Make sure it is completely dissolved. 3. Add vanilla and anise
seeds to the sugar mixture. 4. Add hartshorn mixture to sugar
mixture. 5. Add enough flour to the sugar mixture to stiffen and not
to be
sticky. It may require 4-5 pounds! 6. Roll out dough on floured
surface, and cut with cookie cutters. 7. Bake immediately after
mixing in a moderate oven (325-350F) for
10-15 minutes.
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This entire recipe will make between 180-220 cookies. One half the
recipe is suggested (up to 100 cookies). But, they are great!
Source from luhu.jp