Springerle
- Ready In:
- 12hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
72
ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups extra finely granulated sugar (bar sugar or castor sugar)
- 4 drops anise oil
- 4 1⁄2 cups cake flour, sifted
- anise seed (optional)
directions
- Beat eggs until thick.
- Add sugar gradually, beating well between each addition until all is combined and then beat for about 15 minutes.
- This make the finished cookies fine-grained and light.
- Add anise oil and blend.
- Fold in the flour lightly.
- Roll out dough about 1/2 inch thick.
- Flour springerli mold carefully and press firmly into dough.
- Remove mold and cut cookies along the line of imprint.
- Flour mold each time it is used.
- Sprinkle anise seed, if desired, on the greased cookie sheets before placing the cookies on them.
- Place molded cookies on prepared cookie sheets.
- Let cookies stand overnight in a cool place to dry.
- In the morning, preheat oven to 375°F.
- Place cookies in oven and immediately reduce the heat to 300F for ten to fifteen minutes.
- When baked the cookies should be light in color with the appearance of having been iced.
- Keep the cookies in a tightly sealed can for two or three weeks before using to allow development of best flavor.
- To soften cookies, place an apple in the can a day or two before using.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Molly53
United States