Cooking During The Holiday Season

sugar for the topping, and set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Roll out a portion of the dough in a circle about 1/16" thick. With a knife or pastry wheel, cut the pastry into 16 pie-shaped wedges. If the dough is sticky, dust it with a little flour. Sprinkle or spread the filling on the wedge. Beginning at the wide edge, roll the dough up toward the point. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and carefully sprinkle with a tiny bit of the reserved sugar. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling. Bake 15 to 18 minutes, or until golden. Notes: The dough for this cookie will literally melt in your hands if not worked very quickly, and kept as cold as possible! I freeze a marble pastry board before I begin to make these and use a marble pin for rolling the dough. If you do not have this equipment, ice down the area you are going to work on. When rolling the dough, it is wise to place a sheet of waxed paper over the board. If the dough gets too sticky to work, put it back in the fridge for a while, then continue. Yields: 32 Traditionally served during the Jewish holidays. Spritz Cookies
By: Jennifer A. Wickes 1 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 cups flour - sifted
Let butter soften slightly at room temperature. Cream the butter until white and fluffy. Add the sugar a little at a time, beating until the granules of sugar are no longer felt, and the mixture is light and fluffy. Add flavoring and egg. Blend thoroughly. Add the flour and salt, gently with a metal spoon, a little at a time, until the dough is soft and workable. Pack dough into a cookie press or a pastry bag, using any pattern you prefer. Lightly butter baking sheets. Press out dough. Bake in a preheated 375-degree oven for 10 minutes, or until cookie edges are a light golden brown. Serving Ideas: Instead of adding vanilla extract try almond extract OR the rind of 1/2 lemon. Yields: 24 Traditionally served in Germany at Christmas time. Vanilla Broetchen
By: Jennifer A. Wickes 5 eggs -- room temperature
3 1/2 cups flour - sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
Beat eggs until frothy. Add sugar one spoonful at a time. Beat for 20 minutes at medium speed. Gradually add vanilla

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