Best Jan Hagel Recipes

JAN HAGEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar. Add the egg yolk and beat thoroughly. (This should be very creamy.) Add the flour and cinnamon and mix well.
• Spread thinly on 1 1/2 cookie sheets. Press down mixture with fingers, then score with a fork. Brush on a film of egg white mixed with a little water. Sprinkle the nuts over the top.
• Bake 1/2 hour at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Remove from oven and cut into squares or oblongs. When cold, remove from cookie sheet.

JAN HAGEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar. Add the egg yolk and beat thoroughly. (This should be very creamy.) Add the flour and cinnamon and mix well.
• Spread thinly on 1 1/2 cookie sheets. Press down mixture with fingers, then score with a fork. Brush on a film of egg white mixed with a little water. Sprinkle the nuts over the top.
• Bake 1/2 hour at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Remove from oven and cut into squares or oblongs. When cold, remove from cookie sheet.

JAN HAGEL COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Mix the water with the separated egg white in a cup until frothy, set aside
• 2. Beat butter and sugar together with a mixer until combined, add the separated egg yolk and cinnamon and beat until creamy.
• 3. Slowly, add the flour and mix until combined, do not overmix.
• 4. Press this into a cookie sheet with at least a 1/2" side all around (no air bake pans, or cookie sheets with no sides). Working gently with your fingers, press the dough to cover the entire cookie sheet. This should cover the sheet being 1/16-1/8" thick. Thinner is better.
• 5. Brush the egg white mixture gently over the top and sprinkle on the walnuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, until very LIGHTLY browned.
• 6. Cool, then cut into desired shapes, I have done 2" squares or diamonds...depends on the event and your mood. Serve with coffee, tea or include in your holiday baking extraveganza (cookie box, or care package for my kids living far away)...they are wonderful!

JAN HAGEL-DUTCH ALMOND COOKIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F Separate the egg and set it aside.
• Beat the butter and the single cup of sugar together until fluffy.
• Add the egg yolk and almond extract and blend thoroughly.
• Stir in the flour. It will become crumbly.
• Sprinkle evenly into a 10x15 inch pan or cookie sheet, then gently press into the pan to spread it and flatten it.
• Sprinkle the sliced almonds over the dough, pressing lightly.
• Beat the egg while until foamy. Spread it over the almonds( yes it is messy).
• Combine the single tablespoon of sugar with the cinnamon, and sprinkle it as evenly as possible over all.
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until light golden.
• Let cool for 10 minutes, cut into squares. Remove from pan onto wire racks to cool completely. Keeps well in a tin or freezer.

JAN HAGEL (SWEDISH TREATS)

Steps:

• Mix butter, sugar and egg yolk.
• In separate bowl, mix flour and cinnamon.
• Stir into the butter mixture.
• Pat the batter into a greased 9x13 pan.
• Sprinkle with nuts.
• Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
• Cut immediately into bars.

JAN HAGEL COOKIES (DUTCH HOLIDAY)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2. Cream shortening, add, sugar, egg yolk, cream well.
• 3. Add vanilla.
• 4. Add dry ingredients gradually.
• 5. Knead dough a bit and then divide into two equal portions.
• 6. Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets.
• 7. Using your hands, spread the dough into an even layer on the sheets. (I use a rolling pin at the end to smooth it out.)
• 8. Brush with egg white diluted with a little water. Sprinkle with almonds.
• 9. Bake 20 minutes, 30 for thicker cookies. Cut on diagonal to create diamond shaped cookies within minutes of removing from oven.

JAN HAGEL COOKIES [44]

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar. Add the egg yolk and beat thoroughly. (This should be very creamy.) Add the flour and cinnamon and mix well. Spread thinly on 1 1/2 cookie sheets. Press down mixture with fingers, then score with a fork. Brush on a film of egg white mixed with a little water. Sprinkle the nuts over the top. Bake 1/2 hour at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Remove from oven and cut into squares or oblongs. When cold, remove from cookie sheet.

JAN HAGEL (DUTCH)

Steps:

• heat oven for 350 lightly greese a jelly foll pan 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1. mix butter, sugar, and egg yolk. Measure flour with dipping method or by sifting. blend flour and cinnamon stir into butter mixture. pat into pan. beat water and egg white till frothy brush over dough. Then sprinkle with hazel nuts. Bake 20-25 min. or untill lighlty brown cut imediately into finger like strips.

JAN HAGEL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheet. Mix butter, sugar, and egg yolk in bowl. Blend flour and cinnamon together, and then stir into butter mixture. Pat into cookie sheet. Beat water and egg white until fluffy. Spread over dough. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts. Bake 20-25 minutes or until browned. Cut into finger size strips.

JAN HAGEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine butter & sugar. Add & blend egg yolk. Sift together flour and cinnamon and stir.
• Press mixture into a 15x10x1" pan that has been lined with either wax paper or parchment paper. Beat egg white until frothy and spread over mixture. Sprinkle with almonds.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cut to desired pieces while still warm. (appox. 2"x2") Then place back in oven (turned off) to continue to crisp.