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COOKIES AROUND THE WORLD 1 OF 5



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This is a great recipe for variety (English, French, German, Finnish, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Turkish, Mexican, Greek). I have split them two to a recipe but if you want them all, there are 5 separate recipes. They are made from one basic cookie dough. I think some of them may be posted individually but at Christmas I make the entire variety. Each batch of basic dough makes a batch of two of the cookies with the ingredients I have listed.

Provided by CoolMonday

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 4 1/2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate piece
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 cup candied red cherries, finely chopped
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 1/2-2 tablespoons milk

Steps:

  • BASIC COOKIE DOUGH.
  • Cream butter and sugar.
  • Beat in egg and vanilla.
  • Add flour slowly and mix well.
  • Divide in two.
  • ENGLISH TOFFEE BARS.
  • Preheat oven to 375°.
  • Grease oblong pan 13 x 9.
  • To 1/2 cookie dough, mix in oats and brown sugar.
  • Dough will be crumbly.
  • Pat into prepared pan evenly.
  • Bake 15 minutes-no imprint will remain when touched lightly.
  • Remove from oven.
  • Sprinkle immediately with chocolate pieces evenly.
  • Place another baking sheet over pan to soften chocolate.
  • Spread chocolate evenly.
  • Sprinkle with 1/2 cup chopped nuts.
  • While warm, cut into 1 1/2-inch diamond shapes.
  • FRENCH CHERRIE CAKES.
  • Add cherries to 1/2 basic dough. I added a few drops of red food color to the dough.
  • Cover and chill at least 2 hours.
  • Heat oven to 375°.
  • Roll dough to 1/4-inch on well-floured cloth coverd board.
  • Cut into 2-inch circles or scalloped rounds.
  • Cut small hole in center of half the rounds.
  • Bake on ungreased baking sheet 8-10 minutes or until very light brown.
  • Cool.
  • For almond filling blend confectioners sugar, almond extract, milk and food color.
  • Spread on whole rounds.
  • Place round with hole in it on top.

COOKIES AROUND THE WORLD 5 OF 5



Cookies Around the World 5 of 5 image

This is a great recipe for variety (English, French, Greek, German, Finnish, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Turkish, Mexican. I have split them up two to a recipe, but if you want them all, there are 5 separate recipes. They are made from one basic cookie dough. I think some of them may be posted individually, but at Christmas I make the entire variety. Each batch of basic dough makes a batch of two of the cookies with the ingredients I have listed.

Provided by CoolMonday

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemons, rind of
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 cup colored crystal sugar
1 (1 ounce) envelope premelted chocolate
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 ounce premelted chocolate
4 teaspoons milk
1/4 cup chocolate sprinkles or 1/4 cup finely chopped nuts

Steps:

  • BASIC COOKIE DOUGH.
  • Cream butter and sugar.
  • Beat in egg and vanilla.
  • Add flour slowly, and mix well.
  • Divide in two.
  • TURKISH TWIRLS.
  • Preheat oven to 375.
  • Add to 1/2 basic cookie dough- lemon peel and ground cardamom.
  • Mix well.
  • Shape dough by rounded teaspoons into pencil-like strips, about 6 inches long.
  • Roll strips in colored sugar.
  • Coil around into spiral shapes.
  • Bake on ungreased baking sheet about 10 minutes until set.
  • Immediately remove from baking sheet.
  • MEXICAN SWIZZLE STICKS.
  • Preheat oven to 375.
  • Mix into 1/2 basic cookie dough- premelted chocolate and cinnamon.
  • Using star plate cookie press, for 4 inch fingers on ungreased baking sheet.
  • Bake 5-7 minutes, or until set.
  • Cool.
  • Drizzle with chocolate glaze made as follows.
  • blend confectioners sugar, premelted chocolate, and milk.
  • Sprinkle with colored shot, chocolate shot or nuts.
  • Or, if desired, dip ends in or dust with Cinnamon/sugar made by blending 1/4 cup confectioners sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.

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