Danish Kleiner

Name: Danish Kleiner
Yield: Makes about 5 dozen cookies
Ingredients: 3 3/4 cups (18 3/4 ounces; 532 grams), all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 1/2 teaspoons, ground cardamom; 1 cup (7 ounces; 198 grams), granulated sugar; 3 large, eggs; 1/4 cup, heavy cream; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 4 cups, vegetable shortening or vegetable oil; , Confectioners' sugar (optional)

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2011

Desserts or Baked Goods

Holiday

With the proper shaping technique, you don't need a special cookie cutter to form these elaborate cookies.

SERVESMakes about 5 dozen cookies

TIME1½ hours, plus 1 hour chilling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This recipe submission to our America's Lost Recipe contest is a nod to Scandinavia. These cardamom-scented cookies are deep-fried, not baked, and dusted with confectioners’ sugar for a hint of sweetness.

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