Weihnachtskekse

1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
rind of 1/2 orange, grated
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 oz brandy
3 3/4 cups flour
1 egg white

Cream butter; add sugar gradually, continuing to cream. Add egg yolks, orange rind, nutmeg, vanilla, and brandy. Mix well. Slowly add flour until mixture becomes a workable dough. Roll out and cut with christmas cookie cutters, brush with egg white and decorate (sprinkles, almonds, nuts, etc.). Bake at 375-400 F for approx. 10 mins.

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Lisa Marie in Whittier, CA Dec 19, 2009
Would make this again.
I have been cooking and baking since I could hold a wooden spoon and turn on the stove. I've made many types of recipes using alcohols, Brandy, Cognac, Rum, etc. These tastes are very strong, and if you are not a drinker of these spirits, you may not like their taste in cooking.

I made these cookies both ways, and they were delicious. I don't like having alcohol in items that children can easily get to. AND contrary to some notions, the alcohol is NOT cooked away. The batter never gets hot enough to cook it away, so these cookies could be intoxicating (if you eat dozens of them...).

Some recipes allow for substituting extracts, which when added to the sugar, give the "familiar" taste, but are not so over powering. Most recipes work just fine by omitting the alcoholic ingredient. This may also be a concern if children may be eating the cookies.

I think that many novice bakers forget, or don't know that Alcohol, in this case Brandy, can be a VERY strong flavor. When they taste the final product, they say it tastes "bad." Maybe, for the future, when submitting recipes, we should just advise to omit the alcohol in the recipe as a suggestion to those wary of baking with alcohol, as it usually does not affect the over-all flavor. five stars

Amy in Great Lakes Dec 6, 2009
Would make this again.
Fantastic cookie ! five stars

Terese in OH Dec 19, 2007
Would not make this again.
This recipe is horrible. The taste is fine, but the dough was a hassle to work with. I'm not sure I'd make them again. My sister and I spent two hours on them just trying to make the dough workable. I rated them 3 on sheer merit of the taste. three stars

Kevin in St. Louis Dec 14, 2007
Would make this again.
Great recipe! These cookies were very tasty - my kids helped make them and also helped eat them :)
I think maybe Diana who said these were horrible maybe messed up the recipe... five stars

diana in pa Dec 11, 2007
Would not make this again.
These were absolutely the most HORRIBLE tasting cookie I have ever made! Don't waste your good ingredients. There is no way to make these better, even if you cover them with frosting... they still are the worst! DON'T MAKE DON'T MAKE DON'T MAKE !!! one star

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