Leckerli Cookies

6 Servings

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Leckerli Cookies Ingredients

1/2 c Honey	3 tb Candied orange peel, finely
1/3 c Sugar	3 tb Candied lemon peel, finely
2 1/2 c Unsifted flour (see note)	1 Egg
4 ts Baking powder	2 tb Kirsch OR orange juice
1 ts Ground cinnamon	Milk
1 pn Nutmeg	Glaze (recipe follows)
1 pn Cloves	Candied red cherries,
2/3 c Sliced almonds	Angelica or candied citron

Instructions for Leckerli Cookies

Spices and candied fruit are in these chewy cookie squares. NOTE: When unsifted flour is called for, fluff up the flour in the sack orcontainer with a fork before measuring. Preheat oven to 375~. Combine honey and sugar in a small saucepan. Heat slowly, stirring constantly, until honey thinks and sugar dissolves; cool slightly. Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves into a large bowl. Add almonds, candied orange and lemon peels; mix to coat. Add cooled honey mixture, egg and kirsch to flour mixture; stir with wooden spoon until blended. Knead dough together with palm of hand until mixture cleans side of bowl; shape into ball; flatten slightly. Roll dough between two sheets of wax paper to a 13x9 inch rectangle, slightly less than 1/4-inch thick, keeping edges as even as possible. Remove top piece of wax paper; flip dough onto lightly greased cookie sheet; removesecond piece of wax paper. Brush top lightly with milk. Bake in 375~ oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove cookie sheet to wire tack. Trim edges of cookie dough; cut into 2-inch squares. Make Glaze. Brush quickly over warm Leckerli. (Do not make syrup until Leckerli are out ofthe oven or syrup will harden>) Decorate with candied red cherry halves and angelica leaves. Glaze will harden and turn white. ~=> Glaze: Combine 1/2 cu granulated sugar and 3 Tablespoons water in saucepan. Cook about 5 minutes or until it registers 235~ on candy thermometer. Brush glaze on cookies while both are still warm. From Geminis MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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