Рецепт Hanukkah Gelt Cookies!
A major hit for the under-four set, and also for anyone who loves sugar cookies. They're sweet, uncomplicated, quick and seasonal. Exactly what you want a Hanukkah cookie to be. Enjoy.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2/3 cups margarine
- 2 eggs (or the equivalent in egg replacer)
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 25 pareve chocolate Hanukkah gelt coins
Procedure:
Mix the sugar and margarine until smooth, and add the eggs and wet ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix your dry ingredients well, and slowly add to your wet mixture. When the dough comes together, you can shape into a square log, cover with plastic wrap and stow in the fridge for at least two or three hours, or overnight. These also freeze well.
Or, as I did in the picture, you can use immediately by rolling the dough into balls and pressing lightly on them to flatten (on parchment paper-covered cookie sheets). Then unwrap a chocolate coin and place it in the middle. Or let a child do this!
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Bake 8-10 minutes, and take out immmediately for a softer cookie, or a little longer for a crispy cookie (Wait until the top browns a little for more crisp cookies). Cool the cookies on racks. With one-inch balls, you will yield approximately 25 cookies. For smaller balls, many more. I made a variety of sizes so that the chocolate gelt pieces would fit. Enjoy. A freilichen Hanukkah to all!