Linzer Schnitten

Yield: 40 or more

Ingredients

Cookies

• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon powdered cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Grated rind and juice of 1 lemon
• Jelly, flavor desired

Glaze

• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar

Instructions

Cookies

1. Beat eggs until light. Gradually beat in sugar; add butter.
2. Sift together dry ingredients, then blend into first mixture.
3. Add lemon rind and juice. Turn out onto a floured board and knead until smooth and no longer sticky.
4. Let stand at least 1 hour.
5. Roll 1/2 inch thick. Cut into strips 1 1/2 x 10 inches. Mark a groove down the center of each strip with the handle of a wooden spoon. Fill the grooves with jelly.
6. Put onto a cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees F until light brown (about 15 minutes).

Glaze

1. Beat together and brush over the baked strips while they are still hot; cut immediately into diagonal pieces.