Viennese sugar twists recipe: Pretzel-shaped cookies from 1981

Name: Viennese sugar twists
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 42
Ingredients: 1 cup C&H Granulated sugar; 3/4 cup butter; 1 egg; 1 egg yolk; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup finely-ground blanched almonds; C&H Granulated sugar

1980s, Vintage advertisements, Vintage Christmas, Vintage dessert recipes, Vintage food & drink

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From the 1981 C&H private collection comes a recipe for these vintage Christmas cookies. Delicious Viennese sugar twists are shaped like a pretzel, but are a whole lot sweeter.

Viennese sugar twists

Yield: 42 cookies

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 32 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup C&H Granulated sugar
3/4 cup butter
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup finely-ground blanched almonds
C&H Granulated sugar

Instructions

Cream together sugar, butter, egg and egg yolk.
Beat in vanilla and salt.
Stir in flour until well-blended.
Mix in almonds.
Dough will be stiff.
Break off about a tablespoon of dough.
Roll on lightly floured board to 10 inches long and pencil thin (about 1/4 inch).
Shape into pretzel.
Bake on greased cookie sheet in 350 (F) degree oven 10 to 12 minutes.
Sprinkle with granulated sugar.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 42 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 92Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 57mgCarbohydrates: 10gFiber: 1gSugar: 5gProtein: 2g

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Viennese sugar twists recipe: Pretzel-shaped cookies from 1981

Viennese sugar twists

Ingredients

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