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Directions:Over medium heat combine together Crisco/shortening, honey and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Then add strong liquid coffee. Cool then add eggs, anise flavoring, sift together all dry ingredients and add to your wet ingredients.
Mix well. Cool overnight in garage with a cover on it.( in the winter, that is, when it isn't freezing~ about 32-40 degrees outside- why? you might ask? because it is a huge recipe and probably won't all fit in the fridge)
Form into ping pong sized balls and bake @ 350º degrees about 15-20 minutes.( the air bake pans work great!)
Glaze while still a little bit warm, but not hot, with a mixture of powdered sugar, water, a tablespoon or two of melted butter, and add some anise flavoring in the glaze.(About 1/2 teaspoon for 2 cups of powdered sugar) The texture of the glaze is honey like. You know those old fashioned recipes assumed that you should know how to make a frosting! Add more water if it is too thick, more powdered sugar if it is too thin. Glaze the whole cookie by dipping into the glaze. We kept mixing up small batches of glaze at a time, as the cookie crumbs get into the glaze.
Note: this is a good project for 2 ladies who want a fun activity to do!
My mother-in-law lays tin foil down all over her dining room table, or else she sets up card tables and as one batch bakes, the next batch is cooling, she glazes them and sits them on the tin foil until they are cool, and the glaze has dried.(about 2-3 hours) This takes time, so if you need your table, find a long counter top, etc. (16 cups of flour is a big batch of cookies!! )They taste better the older they get. We store them in ice cream buckets with a layer of wax paper between each row.
If you cut this recipe in half, use about 1/2 cup of flour less. In other words, 7 1/2 cups instead of 8 cups.... |
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Notes: this recipe is over 150 years old
I would get shooed out of the house if I didn't bring a pail of these along to our family gathering at Christmas.
It is definitely a Dewald Christmas ritual!
We make these cookies just after Thanksgiving, and our garage is not heated so acts well as a "walk-in cooler"
Honey is a natural preservative, so these cookies freeze well, and do not spoil.
Don't forget to add a little anise to the glaze!
They make enough for a cookie exchange or also great gifts! The time flies if there are two of you working together!
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