Omas Berliner Kranser German Butter Knot Cookies Recipes

OMA'S BERLINER KRANSER (GERMAN BUTTER KNOT COOKIES)

Steps:

• Beat butter for 30 seconds with a hand mixer or a stand mixer.
• Add powdered sugar and beat until fluffy.
• Beat in egg yolk and vanilla.
• Stir in the flour.
• Cover and chill dough for one hour.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Work with a small amount of dough at a time and keep the remainder chilled until needed.
• Using one tablespoon of dough for each cookie, roll into a 6 inch rope.
• Shape each rope into a wreath, then overlap the dough about 1 inch from the ends.
• Brush with the egg white and then sprinkle with the sugar.
• Place cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 15-17 minutes or until golden.
• Cool cookies for a minute on the pan and then remove to a wire rack.

CROSTOLI - KNOT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl cut butter into flour till it resembles small peas.
• Combine eggs, sugar, almond& orange extracts and salt.
• Stir into flour mixture.
• Turn onto a floured board,knead until smooth.
• Cover and let rest for 30 minutes.
• Divide dough into 2 equal parts.
• Roll each half into a 12X6 in rectangle.
• Cut into 6X3/4 inch strips.
• Carefully tie strips into knots.
• Fry a few at a time in deep fat (oil).
• (375 degrees) till golden brown (3minutes) flip once.
• Drain well.
• Cool and dust with powdered sugar.

GERMAN BUTTER S COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix Flower, sugar, vanilla, butter, lemon peels+ eggs all together to be mixed in food processor beat on high level, approx.
• 3 minutes.
• Knead dough w/yr hands until smooth+ gather dough into a ball.
• Place dough 2 hours in refrigerator for resting.
• Cover w/parchment paper.
• Knead dough thoroughly, form sticks finger sized, place in S-form on baking tray (parchment paper for non sticking), let them go numb in the refrigerator.
• Dip the upper side of formed and numbed Butter-S cookie dough into the egg white and than in coarse sugar.
• Return to the tray.
• Preheat+ cook at 350°F in oven, 8-10 minutes until light-yellow.
• Let stand on bars until cool.
• Store in a can (up to 3-4 weeks) on a cold place w/parchment paper between layers.

GERMAN BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375 degrees.
• Mix ingredients wet to dry.
• If you plan on using a cookie press allow dough to sit at room temperature for at least an hour.
• If you plan on rolling the dough and using cookie cutters start right away.
• Bake for 9 minutes.
• Allow the cookies to cool slightly on the pan before transferring to cooling rack.