CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Since the weather was pretty bad the last couple of weeks and there is really not much to do, but go shopping or hang around the house, I decided to do something unusual for me and try my lost skill in cookie baking.  While Donna went Christmas shopping, I produced over 700 Christmas Cookies this past weekend, six complete different flavors.  This sounds like a lot of work, but it is actually more fun than work.  It is a bit challenging in a little housewife kitchen with only 2 little sheet pans, but I managed.
Here we go, starting with the most traditional Christmas cookie:

MAILANDERLI

            18 oz      Butter                                          whip soft in large bowl

            16 oz      Sugar

            1 pinch   Salt                                             add     

            6 each    Eggs                                            add one at the time, whip until fluffy
            2 each    grated lemon rind          
            36 oz     Flour                                            add and mix with spatula to a dough
                                                                              cover and  let cool for 2 hours

         Divide dough in to smaller portions and roll out with little flour until about 1/4 inch thick.
         Use assorted cookie cutters and place cookies on sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
         Egg wash and bake in 400 degree oven for 10 minutes.

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 GELEE RINGLI

             18 oz        Butter                                        Whip soft in large bowl
               9 oz        Powder sugar
               4 tbs       Vanilla sugar
               1 pinch   Salt                                            add all and whip fluffy
               2 each    Egg whites                                 add
             25 oz        Flour                                         add and form dough, cover and let
                                                                               cool for 2 hours.

          Roll out in small portions until about 3/16 inch thick .  Use 2 inch round cookie cutter
           and place  cookies on sheet pan with parchment paper.  Cut out the middle of half the
           cookies with 3/4 inch cutter.  Bake in 400 degree oven for 6-8 minutes.

             12 oz   seedless raspberry jam                   heath and fill bottoms with small amount 
              small amount  Powder sugar                     Sprinkle tops and press onto bottoms.
                

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CHOCOLATE CHRABELI

            14 oz      Butter
            11 oz      Dark couverture (Chocolate)
            6   tbs     Water                                           melt in double boiler and let cool
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            18 oz       Flour
              6 oz       Powder sugar
              8 oz       Fine grated Hazelnuts
              1 pinch  Salt                                              mix all ingreedients in bowl, add the
                                                                               chocolate mix and form a dough with a spatula.
                                                                               (do not knead )

           Form  dough in to 1 inch rolls, cut rolls in to 1/4 inch slices, form slices in to small rolls
           and insert 3 cuts with paring knife, place on sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
           Bake in 400 degree oven for 8 minutes.
            
           2 oz        Powder sugar
           1 tbs       Chocolate powder                          mix and sprinkle cookies when still hot

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VANILLA HORNCHEN

            18 oz          Flour
              1 pinch     Salt
            14 oz          Butter                                    mix soft (not liquid) butter,salt and flour throughly     
              6 oz          Powder sugar
              4 tbs         Vanilla sugar
              8 oz          fine grated Almonds
               2 each     Egg white                             add all ingredients, form dough and let cool 30 min.

                Form dough in to 1/2 inch rolls, cut in to 3/4 inch pieces and roll them into small horns
                place on sheet pans lined with parchment paper.  Bake in 400 degree oven for 12 minute.

              12 tbs         Powder sugar
                4 tbs         vanilla sugar                     mix and roll cookies when still hot.

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BRUNSLI

              11 oz           Sugar
                 1 pinch     Salt    
              18 oz           fine grated Almonds
                1 ts            cinnemon
                1 each       Orange rind
                6 tbs          Flour
               11 oz          grated White Chocolate                            Mix all ingredients in bowl
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                 4 each      Egg whites
                 4 tbs         Grand Marnier                                     add and knead to a dough

                Roll out dough with sugar until 3/8 inch thick, cut with 2 inch cookie dough cutter,
                place on parchment paper  and let dry for 6 hour in room temperature.
                Bake in 450 degree oven for 4 minutes, let cool.                                    
             
                  8 oz White Chocolate                          temper chocolate and decorate cookies with
                                                                              piping bag.

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MAKARONCHEN

               6  each          Egg whites (about 7 oz)
               1 pinch          Salt
               4 oz               Sugar                               Whip egg whites, salt and 1oz sugar to stiff
                                                                             meringues adding rest of sugar gradually
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               4 oz               Sugar
             22 oz               fine grated Hazelnuts         mix and fold in to meringues.

                    Use pastry bag with star tip to pipe cookies on sheet pan lined whit parchment paper.
                    Decorate each with whole hazelnut, and let dry for 6 hours or over night.
                    Bake in 325 degree oven for 10 minute.

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WOW!!

It looks like I still got it.  They taste fantastic.

MERRY CHRISTMAS