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Mandelbrot

By: Edna Weisberger 
"My son's favorite cookie in the world. He has me bake a massive batch of these cookies for him once a year so he can wrap them in foil and freeze them so he can eat them year round! In place of chocolate syrup you can fold in chocolate chips, nuts or other goodies to suit your taste."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (12)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 3 -12 inch loaves
 

Ingredients

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 2 teaspoons orange zest (optional)
  • 3/4 cup chocolate syrup
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Place flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into an electric mixer's mixing bowl and mix well; blend eggs and 1/2 cup oil into mixture. Pour orange juice and orange zest into mixture; mix well. When the mixture becomes very thick take the mixing bowl out of the mixer and continue stirring with a wooden spoon (at this point the mixture is so thick that it could damage an electric mixer).
  3. Separate dough into thirds. Roll (or spread with your hands) each chunk of dough into a rectangular shape. Sprinkle the chocolate syrup onto the center of each rectangle. Fold the sides of each rectangle into the center to form a loaf shape. Work with the loaf until there is no longer a crease that could break open while baking. Each roll will be approximately 12 inches long. Brush the outside of each roll lightly with oil. Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on top of the rolls.
  4. Bake on a nonstick cookie pan for 20 minutes. This is a firm, cake-like cookie. If you would rather a crispier cookie toast the cookie another 5 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. When cooled cut the loaves to form semi-circle shaped cookies.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 124 | Total Fat: 4.1g | Cholesterol: 18mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2003 by CODYSDAD   view full review
Not only is this recipe very tasty but when it was taken to the Cordon Bleu cooking...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2005 by HELGA1010   view full review
A true Mandelbrot has almonds in it, that's what mandel means (almonds). This is not...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2003 by re-mixxed   view full review
This recipe wasn't as easy as I thought, but the taste was delicous. Next time I'll try using...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2003 by PINKY58   view full review
This recipe was so good! I loved it, the 1st time it was pretty hard but after adding more...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 12, 2003 by SARAGON   view full review
An absolutely AMAZING recipe. If you can get around the difficulties of folding the incredibly...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 10, 2005 by Woolverine   view full review
Interesting cookie, but not mandelbrot. "Mandelbrot" is Yiddish for "Almond bread" and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2005 by MELLOWCHEDDAR   view full review
Tasty! Be careful though, the dough is seriously sticky.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 9, 2004 by CAROLINEL   view full review
This cookie is actually less time consuming to make than most! A plus for weeknights. The...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 19, 2004 by cookinghappy   view full review
Although it turned out good, it was a nightmare making it. I eventually ended up adding water...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2002 by SPACEODDITY   view full review
maybe i didnt make this right, but i didnt seem to like it. it tasted more like a crunchy...

 

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