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Brown Cookies
Author/Submitted by:
Posted by Michael Prothro, Mike's Resort BBS, Fayetteville, AR 501-521-8920 on Kook-Net recipe network
Servings: 60
Categories:
Cookies
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Desserts
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Nuts
Ingredients: 2/3
cup
Molasses 2 1/2
tablespoons
Honey 1/2
cup
Lard 3/4
cup
Sugar 4
cups
All-purpose flour 2
teaspoons
Cinnamon 1/4
teaspoon
Salt 1
tablespoon
Baking powder 1/2
teaspoon
Baking soda 2
Eggs,
lightly beaten
1
Egg yolk 2
teaspoons
Water 1 1/3
cups
Blanched almond,
whole
1
cup
Candied lemon peel,
diced
Directions:
1.
Combine molasses, honey, lard and sugar in a heavy sauce pan. Place over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture begins to foam and bubble. Remove from heat and let cool 15 minutes.
2.
In a large bowl combine flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Add whole eggs to molasses mixture; pour at once into flour mixture. Stir until a soft dough forms. Divide dough in half. Wrap each half separately in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 2 hours (preferably over night).
3.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
4.
Roll out half piece of dough at a time on a heavily floured board to thickness of about 1/8 inch. Cut into rectangles about 2x3 inches in size. Place on a greased baking sheet. Beat egg yolk with water. Brush cookies with egg mixture. Decorate the tops of cookies with almonds and candied lemon peel. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, watching closely because these bake very quickly and will burn before you know it.
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