DANISH SPICED CHRISTMAS COOKIES
Ingredients:
9 oz./250 g butter
9 oz./250 g (brown) sugar
5/125 g sirup
2 oz./65 g chopped almonds
1/4 oz./3 g cloves
½ oz./12 g cinnamon
1/4 oz./7 g potash
1 lb./500 g flour
How to:
In a pot add butter, sugar and sirup .
bring to a boil, Remove the pot from the heat.
Add almonds and the spices.
Dissolve the Potash in a little water before adding it.
(be sure that it is cold before adding it).
Add flour.
Roll the dough out and form it to 4 thin rolls (sausages).
Refridgerate for at least 24 hours max 10 days.
Next day: cut the rolls in thin-thin slices (use a very sharp knife!)
Places them on cookie sheet and bake at 400F/170C degrees for 5-8 minutes or
until the cookies are a light golden brown.
If the cookies get too brown, they will have a bitter taste.
These cookies will keep a couple of weeks in an airtight container.
Makes about 90 cookies.
Tips:
You can reduce the chopped almonds to half.
You can double the recipe without any failures.
You can freeze the dough and use it when you need it.
***I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
Merry Christmas!
-Sylvia
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