Berlinerkranzer Food

OMA'S BERLINER KRANSER (GERMAN BUTTER KNOT COOKIES)

Steps:

• Beat butter for 30 seconds with a hand mixer or a stand mixer.
• Add powdered sugar and beat until fluffy.
• Beat in egg yolk and vanilla.
• Stir in the flour.
• Cover and chill dough for one hour.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Work with a small amount of dough at a time and keep the remainder chilled until needed.
• Using one tablespoon of dough for each cookie, roll into a 6 inch rope.
• Shape each rope into a wreath, then overlap the dough about 1 inch from the ends.
• Brush with the egg white and then sprinkle with the sugar.
• Place cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 15-17 minutes or until golden.
• Cool cookies for a minute on the pan and then remove to a wire rack.

BERLINERKRANZER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°.
• Mix thoroughly butter, shortening, 1 cup sugar, the orange peel and eggs.
• Blend in flour.
• Shape dough by rounded teaspoons into ropes, each 6 inches long.
• Form each rope into circle, bringing one end over and through in a single knot.
• Let ½ inch extend at each end.
• Place on ungreased baking sheet.
• Beat egg whites until foamy; beat in 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time.
• Brush tops of cookies with meringue.
• Press bits of candied cherries on center of knot for holly berries, and candied citron for leaves.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown.
• Immediately remove from baking sheet.

NORWEGEN COOKIES - BERLINERKRANZER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Mix thoroughly butter, shortening, sugar, orange peel and eggs. Blend in flour. Color with green food coloring, if desired.
• Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into ropes, each about 6 inches long and 1/4 inch in diameter.
• Form each rope into a circle, bringing one end over the other and through into a single knot. Let about 1/2 inch extend at each end. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Press in red cinnamon candies, if desired.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown. Immediately remove from baking sheet.