Recipe Fattigmann (Cookie)

Required Ingredients:

• 1 egg
• 3 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 4 teaspoons white sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 cups lard for frying

Preparing/Cooking:

• In a large bowl, beat egg and yolks together.
• Stir in the cream, sugar, melted butter and cardamom.
• Mix in enough of the flour to make a soft but manageable dough.
• Handle the dough as little as possible or cookies will be tough.
• Heat oil in deep skillet to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• On a floured cloth, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness.
• Cut into 2x2 inch diamond shapes.
• Fry in hot lard until lightly browned.
• Drain on paper and dust with confectioners' sugar when cool.
• The cookies should be uniform in size and thickness and shouldn't be fried too dark or too light.

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