Ingredients:
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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6 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon ground cloves
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
5 large eggs
2 cups firmly packed light-brown sugar
3 tablespoons black coffee
1 cup ground blanched almonds
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
***DIRECTIONS***
1 large bowl -- (1. in ) combine
flour -- cinnamon, baking
-- powder, allspice,
1 clove -- nutmeg, pepper,
-- salt and
cardamom; set aside. in large bowl of
electric mixer -- at high speed, beat
-- eggs
until fluffy. gradually beat in
light-brown sugar until blended. at low
speed -- alternately beat in
-- flour mixture
and coffee. with rubber spatula -- fold in
almonds and lemon peel. wrap in plastic
wrap; refrigerate until firm -- about 2
hours |
Preparation:
2. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Grease 2 large baking sheets; set aside. Roll 1 tablespoon dough into a ball; place on prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, placing cookies 1 inch apart on baking sheets. Bake 18 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. Place confectioners' sugar on sheet of waxed paper; roll cookies in sugar until coate |
