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German Spice Cookies

SUBMITTED BY: Mikey 

"A great spice cookie."
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This recipe has been rated 2 times with an average star rating of 2.0
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Original recipe yield 3 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups ground walnuts
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander seed
  • 1/4 teaspoon anise seed
  • 1 1/4 cups shortening
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate

What to Drink?
Wine Port
Hot Non-Alcoholic Coffee

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a medium size bowl, combine the flour, walnuts, baking powder, and spices. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, cream the vegetable shortening with the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Cover and chill for 8 hours or overnight.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
  4. On a floured surface, roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch. Cut into rounds using a 2-inch round cookie cutter and place 1-1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
  5. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
  6. Melt chocolate over low heat and drizzle over cooled cookies.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2 star rating.
Reviewed on nov. 26, 2006 by DCMarx 
This recipe has too many dry ingredients. I tried it and it came out like powder. To try and... MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
German Spice Cookies

Servings Per Recipe: 18

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 348

  • Total Fat: 21.6g
  • Cholesterol: 12mg
  • Sodium: 59mg
  • Total Carbs: 35.6g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 1.6g
  • Protein: 4.8g

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