Mutzenmandeln

50 cookies

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3½ ounce Margarine
3½ ounce Sugar
1 Peel of a Lemon, grated
3 Eggs
3½ ounce Cornstarch
11 ounces Flour
2 ounces Almounds, ground
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 tablespoon Rum
Powdered Sugar
Oil for deep fry

Directions

1. Cream the margarine, sugar and lemonpeel until foamy. 2. Add the eggs, one at a time. 3. Mix the flour, cornstarch and baking powder together; add

the almonds and the rum and add to margarine mix; stirring good.

4. Let the dough rest, for 1 hour in the refridgerator. 5. With two teaspoons form little dumpling like cookies. 6. Heat oil to 180 C and fry the cookies until golden, about 3 minutes a batch. 7. Dry on a paper towel and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Translated by Brigitte Sealing

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