Chanukah Recipes
Chanukah Frying Pan Cookies
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- Grated peel of 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Oil
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Cream butter and 1 cup sugar in bowl until light and fluffy.
- Add lemon peel and salt.
- Beat in eggs one at a time.
- Sift together flour and baking powder in separate bowl. Fold into butter mixture to make dough.
- Heat enough oil for frying in deep frying pan to 360 degrees F.
- Shape dough into small balls and drop about 8 at a time into hot oil. Fry 3 minutes.
- Turn with slotted spoon and let dough fry until golden brown, 2 to 3 more minutes.
- Lift out cookies with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
- Combine remaining 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon, and while cookies are warm, sprinkle on the sugar and cinnamon.