German Wreaths Recipe

Ingredients <br>- ¾ cup shortening <br>- 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar <br>- 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped <br>- 2 cups all-purpose flour <br>- 2 eggs, separated <br>- ⅓ cup confectioners' sugar for decoration <br><p></p>Directions <br>step 1: In large bowl cream together shortening and confectioners' sugar. Beat in uncooked egg yolks and hard-boiled eggs. Gradually blend in flour. Cover dough and chill for 8 hours or overnight. <br>step 2: Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and lightly grease two cookie sheets. <br>step 3: Roll out dough on floured surface to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into pencil thick strips about 6 to 8 inches long. <br>step 4: For each cookie, braid three strips and form into a circle pinching ends together. Place cookies 1 inch apart on cookie sheets. Brush with the beaten eggwhites. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. <br>step 5: Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until lightly colored. Cool on wire racks. <br>

Ingredients
- ¾ cup shortening
- 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs, separated
- ⅓ cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Directions
step 1: In large bowl cream together shortening and confectioners' sugar. Beat in uncooked egg yolks and hard-boiled eggs. Gradually blend in flour. Cover dough and chill for 8 hours or overnight.
step 2: Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and lightly grease two cookie sheets.
step 3: Roll out dough on floured surface to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into pencil thick strips about 6 to 8 inches long.
step 4: For each cookie, braid three strips and form into a circle pinching ends together. Place cookies 1 inch apart on cookie sheets. Brush with the beaten eggwhites. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
step 5: Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until lightly colored. Cool on wire racks.

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