Recipe

Yugoslavian Christmas Cookies Recipe

	Midgelet / All my dishes 1 year ago From NY Times, original recipe appeared in 1958 issue of Sunset Magazine for this unique tasty holiday cookie Prep:20m Cook:35m Servings:88	Midgelet
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Ingredients

1/2 lb unsalted butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

pinch salt

1 egg yolk

2 1/2 cups flour

1 cup seedless blackberry jam

1/2 cup egg whites

1 tsp lemon extract

3/4 cup grated ( very fine chopped ) walnuts

1 cup coarser chopped walnuts

Directions

Cream butter with 1/2 cup sugar and salt with electric mixer.

Mix in egg yolk and flour to combine

Dough will be crumbly

Press into a 11 1/2 by 16 1/2 inch baking pan with floured hands.

Spread jam evenly over dough

Mix whites to soft peaks.

Gradually add remaining sugar and lemon extract and beat mixture to stiff peaks.

Fold in grated walnuts

Spread mixture over the the jam

Sprinkle with chopped walnuts

Bake in a 350F preheated oven until meringue is hardened, about 35 to 40 minutes.

Cut cookies in pan while warm , 8 rows by 11 rows.

Lightly press broken meringue back into jam layer.

Cool completely

Makes about 7 dozen

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Comments

herby 1 year ago said:
You are on a roll with all those wonderful holiday sweets!

ttaaccoo 1 year ago said:
Thank you Midgelet! These have the same ingredients of thumbprints which started with "roll 1 tsp. balls..." This Yugoslavian cookie is going in my Keeper dept. 5555555555555 and blackberry jam!!! wow!! trish

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