Leckerli

"Spices and candied fruit are in these chewy cookie squares. From an article in Family Circle Magazine 12/11/1979 about delicious Christmas cookies made at the White House by their German chef. (My clipping is falling apart!)"
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
15
Yields:
24 bars
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ingredients

  • 12 cup honey
  • 13 cup sugar
  • 2 12 cups flour, unsifted all-purpose
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 pinch nutmeg
  • 1 pinch clove
  • 23 cup almonds, sliced
  • 3 tablespoons orange peel, candied, finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons lemon peel, candied, finely chopped
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons kirsch (or orange juice)
  • milk
  • candied red cherries, halved
  • angelica (or candied citron peel cut in leaf shapes-optional)
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directions

  • Combine honey and sugar in a small saucepan. Heat slowly, stirring constantly, until honey thins and sugar dissolves; cool slightly.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves into a large bowl.
  • Add almonds, candied orange and lemon peels; mix to coat.
  • Add cooled honey mixture, egg and kirsch to flour mixture; stir with wooden spoon until blended.
  • Knead dough together with palm of hand until mixture cleans side of bowl; shape into ball; flatten slightly.
  • Roll dough between two sheets of wax paper to a 13x9 inch rectangle, slightly less than 1/4 inch thich, keeping edges as even as possible.
  • Remove top piece of wax paper; flip dough onto lightly greased cookie sheet; remove second piece of wax paper.
  • Brush top lightly with milk.
  • Bake in a moderate over (375 degrees F) for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Remove cookie sheet to wire rack.
  • Trim edges of cookie dough; cut into 2-inch squares.
  • Make GLAZE: Combine 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 3 Tbsp water in saucepan. Cook about 5 minutes or until it registers 235 degrees F on candy thermometer.
  • Brush Glaze quickly over warm Leckerli. (Do not make glaze until Leckerli are out of the oven or it will harden.)
  • Decorate with candied red cherry halves and angelica leaves. (Glaze will harden and turn white.).

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