William Woys Weaver

Speculatius, Oder Theeletterchen an den Weihnachtsbaum

1879

Preparation info
  • Yield: Approximately

    9 to 12 Dozen

    Cookies.
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Christmas Cook: Three Centuries of American Yuletide Sweets
The Christmas Cook

By William Woys Weaver

Published 1990

  • About

The subtitle to this recipe reveals its true character: Little Tea Cookies for the Christmas Tree. In other words, it is a good recipe for fancy tin cookie cutters, and the dough is ideal for making tree ornaments because the baked cookies are very lightweight.

Ingredients

  • 3½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ pound<

Method

Sift the flour and baking powder together twice. Then rub the butter, sugar, and flour mixture to a fine crumb using a sieve. Add the cinnamon and lemon zest. Beat the eggs to a froth. Make a hole in the center of the crumbs and add the eggs. Stir and work this up into a dough. Cover and ripen overnight in the refrigerator.

Preheat the oven to