Cookies Around The World 2 Of 5

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon brandy flavoring
• 24 whole cloves
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts
• 1/4 cup dark molasses
• 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons water
• 2 -3 drops food coloring (optional)

Recipe

• 1 basic cookie dough.
• 2 cream butter and sugar.
• 3 beat in egg and vanilla.
• 4 add flour slowly and mix well.
• 5 divide into two.
• 6 greek clove crescents.
• 7 preheat oven to 375.
• 8 mix brandy into 1/2 cookie dough.
• 9 shape dough by rounded teaspoon into balls and crescents.
• 10 press one whole clove into center of each.
• 11 bake on ungreased baking sheet 10- 12 minutes until set but not brown.
• 12 cool.
• 13 dust with confectioners sugar.
• 14 german love cookies.
• 15 mix into 1/2 cookie dough- nuts, molasses, lemon peel, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg.
• 16 cover and chill for at least 2 hours.
• 17 heat over to 375.
• 18 roll dough to 1/4 inch on well-floured cloth covered board.
• 19 cut into rectangles 2 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches.
• 20 bake on ungreased baking sheet 10- 12 minutes- until no imprint remains when touched lightly.
• 21 in bowl mix confectioners sugar, lemon juice, water and food color for glaze.
• 22 while cookies are warm, brush with glaze.