My grandmother gave me this recipe for traditional platzchen which I
have just translated into english
Siebenburgische Platzchen (Spiced Cookies)
This recipe comes from transylavania and is a fantastic holiday treat.
4 oz butter
1 lb plain flour
2 oz of Treacle
8 oz brown or muscavado sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2 oz lard
1 large egg
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon allspice
Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Thoroughly cream together the butter, lard, and
muscavado sugar and blend in the egg and treacle. Next, sift together the flour and
all remaining ingredients. Stir this into the creamed butter mixture to form a
dough. Shape into about 50 slightly flattened balls. Place 2 inches apart on greased
baking sheets. Sprinkle with granulated sugar and bake for 15 minutes. Cool on racks
and then store in airtight containers.
http://cookery.newarchaeology.com/platzchen.php
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