Side Pannel
Brown Cookies
Ingredients List
- 2/3 c Molasses
- 2 1/2 tb Honey
- 1/2 c Lard
- 3/4 c Sugar
- 4 c All purpose flour
- 2 ts Cinnamon
- 1/4 ts Salt
- 1 ts Baking powder
- 1/2 ts Baking soda
- 2 Eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/3 c Whole blanched almonds
- 1 c Diced candied lemon peel
- 1 Egg yolk
Directions
Combine molasses, honey, lard and sugar in a heavy sauce pan. Place over
medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture begins to foam
and bubble. Remove from heat and let cool 15 minutes.
In a large bowl combine flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Add
whole eggs to molasses mixture; pour at once into flour mixture. Stir until
a soft dough forms. Divide dough in half. Wrap each half separately in
plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 2 hours (preferably over night).
Preheat the oven tp 400 degrees F.
Roll out half piece of dough at a time on a heavily floured board to
thickness of about 1/8 inch. Cut into rectangles about 2x3 inches in size.
Place on a greased baking sheet. Beat egg yolk with 2t water. Brush cookies
with egg mixture. Decorate the tops of cookies with almonds and candied
lemon peel. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, watching closely because these bake
very quickly and will burn before you know it.
medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture begins to foam
and bubble. Remove from heat and let cool 15 minutes.
In a large bowl combine flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Add
whole eggs to molasses mixture; pour at once into flour mixture. Stir until
a soft dough forms. Divide dough in half. Wrap each half separately in
plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 2 hours (preferably over night).
Preheat the oven tp 400 degrees F.
Roll out half piece of dough at a time on a heavily floured board to
thickness of about 1/8 inch. Cut into rectangles about 2x3 inches in size.
Place on a greased baking sheet. Beat egg yolk with 2t water. Brush cookies
with egg mixture. Decorate the tops of cookies with almonds and candied
lemon peel. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, watching closely because these bake
very quickly and will burn before you know it.
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