I spent my free day today with a German friend who's living in Poland. She likes to come over sometimes to bake; we usually use some of my recipes, but today we used hers! And they were good! They brought back some memories of cookies my grandma and aunt used to make. I have no idea what we called them in English, and I can't really remember the German names, either. But here they are!
Kurpferl ??
A pie-shell type dough, rolled up, baked, and covered in a powdered sugar and vanilla sugar mix.
Yum!!
Don't remember what they're called, but same thing: pie-shell type mix, rolled into a ball, poke a dent into it with the handle of a wooden spoon, carefully put in some black-currant jam. Then bake, remove from oven, sprinkle powdered sugar & vanilla sugar mix onto it.My favorites were these. They are made out of egg whites, almonds, and dates...probably some sugar, too. I wasn't watching my friend the whole time, so I didn't catch everything that went in... they aren't like anything I've seen before, but they sure are yummy! And soft and gooey.
A sample overview.I'll be getting the recipes soon, I hope! If you're interested, I'll post them. I'm also going to be learning how to make some Polish Christmas cookies this year=exciting! The Poles usually make at least 12 types of cookies at Christmastime--all kinds of miniature cookies! It's a site to see!
