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* Stock up on quality cookware for the holidays – 10% off!
* 15% off cookie-baking supplies until November 26
* Recipe: Springerle, an olde-world favorite
* The most beautiful Springerle molds
* New recipes at Christmas-cookies.com
* Tips on freezing cookie dough
* Read our previous newsletter
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-- Recipe: Springerle, an olde-world favorite
Springerle, also known as Eierzucker, are traditional holiday cookies in Germany,
Switzerland, Austria, and the Alsace region of France and can be traced back
to the 16th century. These delicacies are beautifully embossed with special
wooden molds used to stamp designs into the cookies. With their special designs
and delicate anise flavor, these cookies are sure to impress your guests for
their sheer beauty as well as for their taste.
1 pound powdered sugar, sifted
4 eggs
4 1/2 cups cake flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon lemon zest
Crushed anise seeds
Beat the eggs with an electric mixer for 10 minutes. Gradually beat in the sugar. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients along with the lemon zest and a 1/2 teaspoon of the anise seeds to the egg mixture. Mix well. Cover tightly and chill 4-5 hours. Divide the dough into fourths. Roll 1/4" thick, dust lightly with flour and press with springerle mold. Cut the individual cookies apart with a cutter wheel. Place them on a lightly floured surface, cover with a towel and let stand to dry overnight. Preheat oven to 250 F. Grease baking sheets and sprinkle them with anise seeds. Brush the excess flour from the cookies, place them on the sheets and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Store in an airtight container.
-- Don’t have a Springerle mold? We can help.
Christmas-cookies.com has found several online sources for beautiful Springerle
molds. Here are our favorites:
* Sur La Table
Gourmet purveyor Sur La Table has an excellent selection of springerle molds,
stamps, and rollers – 18 in all! Visit them at http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=37919710&siteid=39023614&bfpage=home
and use their search function (type in "springerle") to see their
fabulous selection
*Springerle Rolling Pin
http://www.goldaskitchen.com/merchant.ihtml?pid=2553&step=4&AffNo=916057519
* Cookie Press Plaque for Springerle Cookies
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* Twining Vine Rolling Pin for Springerle Cookies
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* A Dozen Hearts Rolling Pin for Springerle Cookies
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-- New Recipes at Christmas-Cookies.com
We’ve added some delicious recipes in the last week! Check out our newest
additions:
Pumpkin Roll
http://www.christmas-cookies.com/recipes/recipe.php?recid=272
Christmas Fudge
http://www.christmas-cookies.com/recipes/recipe.php?recid=274
Quick Peanut Butter Cookies
http://www.christmas-cookies.com/recipes/recipe.php?recid=273
Christmas Haystacks
http://www.christmas-cookies.com/recipes/recipe.php?recid=275
--Freezing cookie dough
We have been asked if we have any good tips for last-minute baking. The answer
is yes! Make the dough ahead of time and then bake them when you need them.
This is a big time saver that can allow you to do half the work ahead of time
and then have several different kinds of fresh cookies ready for your holiday
get-togethers. What kinds of cookie dough freeze well? Most cookie doughs for
drop cookies, rolled-out cookes, or refrigerator cookies can be frozen for weeks
or even months (properly vacuum sealed) before you bake them. Make your dough
ahead of time and freeze it, then thaw it at room temperature and bake and decorate
as the recipe instructs. This is a huge time saver when you know you have a
lot of cookies to bake and not much time to do it in. Make your dough before
the holidays begin and relax a bit more during the holidays.