Angel Cookies Engels Plätzchen German Christmas Cookies Food

ANGEL COOKIES (ENGELS-PLäTZCHEN) - GERMAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven at 350° F.
• Combine powdered sugar, marzipan, egg yolk, flour and ground almonds until dough is smooth. Form little round balls.
• Cut the whole almonds in half, place three halves on each ball, and brush with egg yolk. Place balls on cookie sheet lined with baking parchment.
• Bake for 20 minutes.

ENGELSAUGEN - GERMAN ANGEL EYE COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix together the flour, butter, egg yolk, confectioner's sugar, vanilla, pinch of salt and the grated lemon rind to form a dough. Leave the dough in a cool place for an hour.
• Out of the dough make small balls and place on a lightly sprayed prepared baking tray. Make a small indentation in the middle of each ball, using your little finger and fill the hole, using a teaspoon, with raspberry jam.
• Bake your cookies at 375F (or 200 degrees C) for about 15 minutes.
• Leave them to cool and remove to a wire rack.
• Melt the chocolate and shortening together. Coat the bottom of each cookie with melted chocolate and leave until firm on waxed paper.

ANGEL WING COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar and salt in large bowl.
• Beat egg yolks until pale yellow.
• Add to flour mixture all the rest of the ingredients.
• Stir until blended then knead until dough until well blended.
• Roll out on floured surface to 1/8" thickness.
• Using a pastry wheel, cut 1" X 3" strips.
• Make a slit in the center of the dough and pull one end of the strip through it.
• Deep fry in 375 degree oil for about 3 minutes.
• Dust with confectioner sugar.
• *I am not exactly sure on amount of cookies since I don't know if grandma does double batches but with 4 cups of flour I'm assuming it's a good amount.