Honey Baserleckerli

Name: Honey Baserleckerli
Ingredients: 2 c. sugar; 3 Tbsp. butter; 2 eggs; 2 egg yolks (save the whites); 2 Tbsp. molasses and white corn syrup to equal 1 c.; 1/2 tsp. lemon juice; 2 c. flour; 2 tsp. baking powder; 2 tsp. cinnamon; 1 tsp. cloves; 2 1/2 to 3 c. flour; 1 1/2 to 2 c. walnuts

12 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. butter
2 eggs
2 egg yolks (save the whites)
2 Tbsp. molasses and white corn syrup to equal 1 c.
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves
2 1/2 to 3 c. flour
1 1/2 to 2 c. walnuts

Directions

1

Cream sugar and butter.
2

Add eggs and egg yolks, molasses, white corn syrup and lemon juice.
3

Sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves.
4

Add to mixture by hand (spoon).
5

By hand, add flour and walnuts.
6

Cover with aluminum foil and grease 1 jellyroll pan and 1 regular cookie sheet.
7

Dump dough on sheet and use floured hands to pat dough out 1/2-inch thick.
8

Bake at 300° for 25 to 30 minutes.
9

Toothpick test clean.
10

These will be chewy if not overbaked.
11

Cool in a pan for 3 to 4 minutes, then flop out onto wax paper and cool for 5 to 6 minutes, then peel off foil. Cut into bars 1 1/2 to 2-inches square.