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Post by Laurasia on Oct 7, 2005 16:20:48 GMT -5
© by Stella Maris, 1997&1998
These cookies can be made on Hallow's Eve. They can be shaped like people and the herb rosemary is added to the dough as a symbol of remembrance. Some of the cookies are eaten while telling stories or attributes of special ancestors, reminding us that we still have access to their strengths--or perhaps a predisposition to their weaknesses. The rest of the cookies are left outside by a bonfire as an offering. This can be a solemn ritual, but it need not be.
Ingredients for the cookies:
* 1 1/2 c. powdered sugar * 1 c. butter or margarine (softened) * 1 egg * 2 t. vanilla * 1 t. almond extract * 2 1/2 c. all purpose flour * 1 t. baking soda * 1 t. cream of tartar * 1 1/2 T. chopped rosemary
Heat oven 375 degrees. In a large bowl, beat sugar, butter, egg, vanilla, almond extract, and rosemary until creamy. In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Fold flour mixture into sugar mixture. Beat until dough forms and refrigerate for three hours. Divide dough into halves. Roll out one portion to 3/16 of an inch on a floured surface. Cut out with gingerbread women or men cutters and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat rolling and cutting with second portion. Bake for 5-7 minutes.
NOTE: This message was originally submitted to the Middle-Earth Pagans Yahoo group by Angel.
Sincerely, Laurasia
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Post by Brandybuck on Oct 7, 2005 19:29:55 GMT -5
These cookies sound very tasty!! I am just glad that they call for rosemary instead of garlic They sound very easy to make as well. Hmm..maybe I will have the opportunity of trying some in the near future. I do not feel that it has to be a solemn event at all--they are sure to taste good regardless.
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