Jan Hagel Cookies

Jan Hagel cookies are a Dutch Christmas tradition and are made with nuts, egg, sugar, and butter.

• Calories: 157 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1 egg white

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cream the butter and sugar. Add the egg yolk and beat thoroughly. (This should be very creamy.) Add the flour and cinnamon and mix well.

Step 2

Spread thinly on 1 1/2 cookie sheets. Press down mixture with fingers, then score with a fork. Brush on a film of egg white mixed with a little water. Sprinkle the nuts over the top.

Step 3

Bake 1/2 hour at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Remove from oven and cut into squares or oblongs. When cold, remove from cookie sheet.