1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Beat butter and sugar until
creamy.
3. Add egg and beat well.
4. Add flour, baking
powder, and coconut, and stir until you have a smooth dough.
5. Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place on a baking
tray covered with parchment paper.
6. Press them down
slightly.
7. Bake until golden, about 12 to 15 minutes.
8. Let
them cool on a wire rack.
9. Decorate with melted white
chocolate, coconut, and cherry.
German Slices
My grandmother used to make these. Try to make them
really thin.
Makes 40
1 stick butter, soft
3⁄
4 cup dark brown sugar
1 egg
1⁄
4 teaspoon vanilla extract
11⁄
2 cups plain flour
1⁄
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1⁄
4 teaspoon ground ginger
1⁄
4 teaspoon all spice
sliced almonds
1. Line a mini loaf pan with wax paper.
2. Beat butter and
sugar creamy and then add egg and vanilla. Stir well.
3. Add
flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, and all spice, and
mix until you have a smooth dough.
4. Press the dough into
the loaf pan.
5. Place in the freezer for 2 hours.
6. Once the
dough is out of the freezer, preheat the oven to 375°F.
7. Cut
into thin slices.
8. Place them on a baking tray covered with
parchment paper.
9. Add a few sliced almonds to the cookies.
10. Bake until golden, about 8 to 10 minutes.
11. Cool on a
wire rack.
