Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Heavenly treat

Dear Readers,
Lots of you have figured out that Samantha's Gram loves cooking because I do.
Since I'm taking a little break from writing, I thought I'd share my very favorite cookie recipe.
I was raised in a town with a strong Dutch influence. Not only were these Dutch cookies baked by my mom and grandmother, there's a legend that they're the cookies served to people when they arrive in Heaven!
They're very simple to make & most kitchens have the ingredients.

Jan Hagel Cookies

1 C sugar
1 egg, separated
1 C. soft butter
1 t. cinnamon
2 C. flour
chopped walnuts or almonds

Cream butter and sugar (moosh them together, like with the back of a wooden spoon).
Add egg yolk, flour, then cinnamon and mix them into a dough.
Next, put the dough on a big cookie sheet. You can pat it down with your hands or put a sheet of waxed paper over the top and roll it out with a rolling pin. It's great either way. Though some people like Jan Hagel paper thin, others like them a little thicker. Thin = crisp. Thick = chewy. Both = YUM.
Then, mix the remaining egg white with a little water & brush on top of dough and sprinkle with nuts and a cinnamon-sugar mixture (just like you would for cinnamon toast topping).
Bake at 300 degrees until they're lightly browned -- length of time depends on your oven & how thick you decide to make them -- but start with 15 & don't be afraid to let them go longer.
When you take them out, you can let them cool a few minutes, then cut into rectangles or squares. ENJOY!!!

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