Wainachsrollen German Cookies Heirloom Recipes

23 GERMAN COOKIES WE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a German treat in 30 minutes or less!

WAINACHSROLLEN GERMAN COOKIES [HEIRLOOM]

Steps:

• Cream the butter, crisco and brown sugar.
• Add the rest and mix well then make into rolls and refrigerate overnight.
• Slice 1/4 inches thick and bake on sheet [leave 2 inches in between].
• Bake at 375F for 5 to 12 minutes [check the cookies].
• Cool on sheet for a couple minutes and then remove to wire racks.
• If you want to make the classic version lose the modern ingredients. The original would have prob used lard but --.
• Amount of servings vary depending on cookie lovers hunger. If I am feeding the brother in law [a cookie monster], two nephews and two nieces plus sis [not a cookie fan] it makes for 10 people and the cookie monster don't share. Feel free to add your amount in review. I never actually counted the cookies.

BUTTERHORNS AKA RUGELACH / RUGULACH / SNAILS / SCHNECKEN

Steps:

• Cream butter, cream cheese, and sugar until soft.
• Sift in the flour and mix to make a soft dough.
• Divide dough into 4 equal balls, flatten each one and wrap in wax paper.
• Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Make the filling by mixing all ingredients in a small bowl.
• Preheat oven to 375*.
• Working with one disk of dough at a time, roll thinly on a lightly floured surface into a circle, about 9" in diameter.
• Brush the surface with the egg white glaze and sprinkle the dough with 1/4 of the filling.
• Slice the dough with a sharp knife or pizza cutter into quarters and then each quarter into 4 equal sections, to form 16 triangles.
• Starting from the base of each triangle, roll up to form spirals.
• You can curve them into crescents if you like.
• Continue with the other 3 disks of dough.
• Place on baking sheets and brush with egg white glaze.
• Sprinkle lightly with granulated sugar.
• Bake until just golden, about 10 minutes.
• For 32 extra large butterhorns, divide the dough in half instead of fourths and roll each disk into a 12 inch circle and use half the filling.
• Continue as above but bake for 15-20 minutes.