Berlinerkranzer

Total Time: 36 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 2 eggs
• 4 cups gold medal flour
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• candied red cherries
• green candied citron peel

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400°.
• 2 mix thoroughly butter, shortening, 1 cup sugar, the orange peel and eggs.
• 3 blend in flour.
• 4 shape dough by rounded teaspoons into ropes, each 6 inches long.
• 5 form each rope into circle, bringing one end over and through in a single knot.
• 6 let ½ inch extend at each end.
• 7 place on ungreased baking sheet.
• 8 beat egg whites until foamy; beat in 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time.
• 9 brush tops of cookies with meringue.
• 10 press bits of candied cherries on center of knot for holly berries, and candied citron for leaves.
• 11 bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown.
• 12 immediately remove from baking sheet.