Berlinerkranzer Recipe
Berlinerkranzer are Norwegian cookies.Berlinerkranzer are used as topping over cakes or pies.Berlinerkranzer are also very popular Norwegian snacks to nibble.Traditional Berlinerkranzer recipe.

Ingredients
3/4 c Butter (or margarine),
-softened
3/4 c Solid shortening
-(e.g. Crisco)
1 c Sugar
2 t Orange peel, grated
2 Eggs
4 c Flour, all-purpose
Red cinnamon candies
-(optional)
Green food coloring
-(optional,you can use any color that you like)
Directions
Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Mix thoroughly butter, shortening, sugar,
orange peel and eggs. Blend in flour. Color with green food coloring, if
desired.
Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into ropes, each about 6 inches long
and 1/4 inch in diameter.
Form each rope into a circle, bringing one end over the other and through
into a single knot. Let about 1/2 inch extend at each end. Place on
ungreased baking sheet. Press in red cinnamon candies, if desired.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown. Immediately remove from
baking sheet.
orange peel and eggs. Blend in flour. Color with green food coloring, if
desired.
Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into ropes, each about 6 inches long
and 1/4 inch in diameter.
Form each rope into a circle, bringing one end over the other and through
into a single knot. Let about 1/2 inch extend at each end. Place on
ungreased baking sheet. Press in red cinnamon candies, if desired.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown. Immediately remove from
baking sheet.