Here's another recipe from that 1984 Woman's Day Holiday Cookie pull out. They are a Dutch bar cookie served around the holidays and are fairly easy to pull together. I think they are my favorite of all the cookies I've baked so far this season as they come out light, crispy and buttery.
The only tricky thing is spreading the sticky batter out onto a cookie sheet. The way I did it was by lining a 10 x 15 x 1 cookie sheet with parchment paper (making sure that there's overlap on all sides) and plopping the batter in the middle. When the spatula I was using failed to be an effective spreader, I got out a sheet of waxed paper, lay it on top of the batter and then scooted the batter out to the edges. It worked really well and I was glad I did it, because the batter didn't really spread out much during baking.
Jan Hagels
adapted from a recipe in the 1984 Woman's Day Holiday Cookie pull out
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
1 cup sugar
1 egg, separated
1 tsp almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sliced almonds
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy (I used my stand mixer). Add egg yolk and almond extract, blending thoroughly. Stir in flour.
Turn dough into an parchment lined 15 x 10 x 1 cookie sheet. Spread evenly to edges with a spatula (or use my waxed paper trick discussed above).
Beat egg white until foamy. Spread evenly over cookie dough. Spread almonds on top. Combine cinnamon with 1 tblsp sugar and sprinkle on top.
Bake 25 minutes at 350° until golden. Cool pan for approximately 10 minutes. Cut into 8 lengthwise strips. Make 12 diagonal cuts to make diamonds.
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12-15-2007 @ 3:17AM
linda said...
Nice to see some Dutch cookies :) they look delicious!
Linda
make life sweeter
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12-15-2007 @ 9:31AM
dksbook said...
I have that same WD pull-out! My solution for the sticky dough issue is to dip my spatula in hot water, shake it, then use the wet spatula to spread the dough. Works for me. The tiny bit of water doesn't affect the recipe at all.
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12-15-2007 @ 9:32AM
Marisa McClellan said...
Linda, they are so good. They are my favorite cookie of the season so far.
Dskbook, that's hilarious that you have the same pull-out. It's been invaluable over the years and I'm seriously considering 'borrowing' it from my mother the next time I go home--probably though, the best I'll be able to do is make a copy as I don't think she'll want to part with it.
Thanks for the tip on the wet spatula. It sounds easier than my waxed paper trick and certainly less wasteful.
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12-16-2007 @ 7:07AM
Yosha Bekink said...
Great to find this recipe, I remember eating these in Holland. As I live in Malaysia I always have trouble trying to work out how much a 'stick' of butter is, please put in gms, this makes it a lot easier for non Americans! Usually I have tyo estimate which can give disastrous results!
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12-17-2007 @ 7:23AM
Chrystal Man said...
Way to go! Dutch cookies :-)
There are not many people making it themselfs anymore. You can buy them in the supermarkets all year long...
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