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Slavic Christmas Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 pound Unsalted Butter
1 1/2 cups Sugar, divided
Pinch of Salt
1 Egg Yolk (large)
2 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
1 cup Blackberry Jam (a Serbian friend of my mother’s used currant jelly instead, so it was a bit more tart)
1/2 cup Egg Whites (or the whites of 4 large Eggs)
1 tsp. Lemon Extract
3/4 cup grated Walnuts
1 cup chopped Walnuts
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º. In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (they use a Kitchen Aid stand mixer), cream the butter, 1/2 cup of the sugar and the salt. Mix in the egg yolk, then the flour until just combined (the dough will still be crumbly).

Transfer to an 11 1/2" x 16 1/2" baking sheet (the Serbian variant used a 9" x 13" pan, so they were a bit thicker). With floured hands, press into a thin, even layer, covering the pan. Spread the jam evenly over the dough.

In a mixer, whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks. Gradually add the remaining cup of sugar and the lemon extract and mix until a stiff-peaked meringue forms. Fold in the grated walnuts. Swirl the meringue over the jam-covered dough. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts.

Bake until the meringue is hardened, 35 to 40 minutes. Cut the cookies in the pan while still warm, 8 rows by 11 rows. Lightly press the broken meringue into the jam layer. Set the sheets on cooling racks.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
Makes about 7 dozen cookies
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
20 minutes

 

 

 

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