German Wreaths

Made with hard-boiled eggs! Often a Christmas cookie but good any time.

• Calories: 57 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup confectioners' sugar for decoration
• ¾ cup shortening
• 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 eggs, separated
• 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In large bowl cream together shortening and confectioners' sugar. Beat in uncooked egg yolks and hard-boiled eggs. Gradually blend in flour. Cover dough and chill for 8 hours or overnight.

Step 2

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and lightly grease two cookie sheets.

Step 3

Roll out dough on floured surface to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into pencil thick strips about 6 to 8 inches long.

Step 4

For each cookie, braid three strips and form into a circle pinching ends together. Place cookies 1 inch apart on cookie sheets. Brush with the beaten eggwhites. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Step 5

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until lightly colored. Cool on wire racks.