Berliner Kranse

5 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. butter (always use real butter)
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 4 hard-cooked egg yolks, mashed
  • 4 raw egg yolks (save the whites)
  • 6 c. flour

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream the butter and sugar well.
  2. 2
    Mix all egg yolks until smooth.
  3. 3
    A small amount of egg white may be added to egg yolk mixture.
  4. 4
    Add the egg mixture to the sugar and butter and blend well.
  5. 5
    Add the flour gradually as you may not need the full amount and you don't want the dough too stiff or it will not roll out well.
  6. 6
    Work the flour into your cookie mixture with your hands. They work better than a spoon.
  7. 7
    Take a small portion of dough and roll it into the size and length of a pencil.
  8. 8
    Cross one end over the other end of dough to form a wreath.
  9. 9
    Dip the wreath into raw egg white and then into sugar.
  10. 10
    Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 325° to 350° for about 20 minutes or until golden or lightly browned.

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