How To make Springerle(Molded Christmas Cookies)
4 ea Eggs
Large
2 c Sugar
1 t Anise Extract
4 1/2 c Cake Flour :
Sifted
NOTE: These cookies are made with a special rolling pin or cookie cutters. Beat eggs until very light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar; beat for 15 minutes. DO NOT underbeat. Fold in anise extract and flour. Roll dough 3/8-inch thick. Thoroughly flour springerle mold or rolling pin. Press molds firmly to dough. Cut cookies apart and place on greased and floured cookie sheet. Let dry overnight at room temperture, covered with paper towels, or uncovered. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place cookies in oven and immediately reduce temperature to 300 degrees F. Bake for 15 minutes. Cookies should not brown. Store cookies 2 to 3 weeks to mellow flavor. These cookies are very hard and may be used for dunking in coffee, tee or cocoa. For Christmas, paint designs with egg yolk colored with food coloring. Makes 6 dozen.
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Christmas Cookies Springerle
Here’s a video I made with just a little bit of history about springerles and how they’re made... or at least how I make them LOL.
Making cookies with wooden cookie molds.
Quick and easy way to use wooden cookie molds .
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18th-Century Cookie Mold Craft
Create your own winter holiday decoration with a historic baking twist! Using wooden cookie molds, like those used by Philadelphia German bakers, punch out ornaments to decorate and hang at home to celebrate the winter season. Watch the Museum's Dr. Tyler Putman demonstrate the craft and share more about cookie molds in our collection that belonged to Christopher Ludwick, who served as Superintendent of Bakers in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Aniseed Cookies Anisbrötli / Springerle
Anisbrötli / Springerle Swiss Anise Cookies
Recipe for 1 baking tray / about 20 pcs
(326kcal/100g)
Ingredients:
1 1/3 cups Flour (250g)
2x Eggs (135g)
1 1/3 cups Icing Sugar (225g)
1 Tbsp Aniseeds (6g)
1 Tbsp Kirsch (Cherry Brandy) (7g)
Some flour to roll out the dough.
Preparation method:
- Crack the eggs into a bowl and add the icing sugar.
- Mix well with a whisk.
- Add the aniseeds and the Kirsch and mix again.
- Pour in the flour and mix everything with one hand until it sticks too your hand.
- Remove the dough from your hand and put it back into the bowl.
- Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and let the dough rest for 10min.
- After the rest knead the dough for about 2 min, now the dough shouldn’t stick anymore.
- Add some flour on to your working surface, put the dough on it and put some
flour on the dough.
- Spread out the dough with a rolling pin until it’s about 1cm thick.
- Press the mould in the dough and cut around it with a small knife.
(if you don’t have “Springerle moulds” use regular biscuit cutters.
- Put the cookies on a baking tray with baking paper.
- Knead the leftovers together and repeat the rolling out / cutting until all dough is used.
- Cover the cookies on the baking tray with a kitchen towel and let them rest for 24h at a warm place (not on the heater, better next to it).
- Bake the cookies at 160°C (320 °F) for 15 minutes with upper and lower heat (no vent).
- Remove the cookies from the tray after the baking and put them on a cooling rack.
Notice:
- The Cookies should not get brown, therefore do not bake them too hot.
“Anisbrötli” are very popular before and around Christmas.
Some hate them because of the strong Anis taste and others love them for the same reason.
These cookies don’t spoil easily but will get hard after a while, just dip them in some coffee, they will taste delicious.
Preparation time: 30min
Baking time: 15min
Start to Finish: 25h
Shelf life:
-You can keep these cookies in a tin for about 4-5 weeks, notice that the cookies will get hard after some time.
-The better choice would be to freeze them in an airtight bag and defrost them 2h before consumption. You can keep the cookies in the freezer for at least 3 months and they will taste still very fresh after defrosting.
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How to Make Springerle Cookies
Erica shows how we make Springerle cookies for the holidays at the restaurant. These beautiful, embossed cookies are a traditional German Christmas cookie and there are a few tricks to making them well! The process is demonstrated from beginning to end. Video is edited by Tom Siler, who also provides piano music for it.
SPRINGERLE ~~~ German CHRISTMAS COOKIES.
Springerle - the beautiful German Christmas cookies. Traditionally made with Baker's ammonia, which isn't something most people have handy. I experimented with baking soda and Baker's ammonia to figure out the difference. One thing that became clear - no matter what leavening agent you use - ambient humidity plays a huge roll.
Recipe:
1 lbs powdered sugar
1 lbs all purpose flour + plus more if dough is too sticky and for dusting molds
4 eggs
knife tip of either baker's ammonia or baking powder (amount is shown in video)
anise seeds
Beat eggs and powdered sugar until well combined and foamy.
Add flour and Baker's ammonia or baking powder until a smooth dough is formed. Add more flour if needed to make it non-sticky,
Rest dough covered in refrigerator for 1 hr.
Roll out small pieces of dough to half inch thickness - use your molds, cut out the cookies and place on parchment paper on baking sheet. Rest overnight covered with a tea towel to dry.
If you're in a humid climate, put cookies in dehydrator on lowest setting with door (top) removed or put in front of a fan for 20 - 30 minutes.
Bake at 300F for 18 to 22 minutes on lower part of the oven.
Cookies should not brown on top.
Store in a tin until they turn soft. In a humid environment, they will turn soft without extra steps.
ENOY and Frohe Weihnachten!