German Nut Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
2 egg whites
1 1/2 cups sifted icing sugar 375 mL
1 tsp grated lemon rind 5 mL
1/2 tsp cinnamon 2 mL
2 1/2 cups mixed ground nuts 625 Ml
Directions
Beat egg whites until foamy.
Add sugar gradually and continue beating until stiff.
Stir in lemon rind and cinnamon.
Set aside about 1/3 of this mixture.
Stir ground nuts into remaining egg white mixture.
Pat nut dough out 1/3 inch (1 centimeter) thick, on pastry board sprinkled with icing sugar.
Smooth top with a rolling pin without pressing.
Cut in small shapes with a cooky cutter dipped in icing sugar.
Place on a well greased cooky sheet and spread tops with reserved egg white mixture.
Bake at 350F (180C)for 12 to 15 minutes.
Add sugar gradually and continue beating until stiff.
Stir in lemon rind and cinnamon.
Set aside about 1/3 of this mixture.
Stir ground nuts into remaining egg white mixture.
Pat nut dough out 1/3 inch (1 centimeter) thick, on pastry board sprinkled with icing sugar.
Smooth top with a rolling pin without pressing.
Cut in small shapes with a cooky cutter dipped in icing sugar.
Place on a well greased cooky sheet and spread tops with reserved egg white mixture.
Bake at 350F (180C)for 12 to 15 minutes.
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