Recipe for "berlinerkranz"

NAME

     BERLINERKRANZ - Norwegian wreath cookies
     These are decorative holiday cookies adding quite a  bright,
     colorful aromatic touch to your plate of cookies.

INGREDIENTS (6 dozen)

     170 g     butter or margarine, softened
     160 g     solid shortening (e.g. Crisco)
     200 g     sugar
     30 ml     grated orange peel
     2         eggs
     400 g     all-purpose flour
               red cinnamon candies (optional)
               green food coloring (optional)

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Heat oven to 200 deg. C.
          (2)  Mix thoroughly butter, shortening,  sugar,  orange
               peel, and eggs.
          (3)  Blend in flour. Color with green food coloring, if
               desired.
          (4)  Shape dough by rounded  teaspoonfuls  into  ropes,
               each 15 cm long and 5 mm in diameter.
          (5)  Form each rope into a  circle,  bringing  one  end
               over  the  other  and  through into a single knot.
               Let 1 cm extend at each end.
          (6)  Place on ungreased baking sheet.
          (7)  Press in red cinnamon candies, if desired.
          (8)  Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown.
          (9)  Immediately remove from baking sheet.

RATING

     Difficulty: moderate (requires  some  dexterity).   Time:  1
     hour.  Precision: Measure the ingredients.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Cindy W. Poehlmann
     AT&T Network Systems, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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