Let us not fail to see in the manner of our Lord’s resurrection, a type and pledge of the resurrection of His believing people. The grave could not hold Him beyond the appointed time, and it shall not be able to hold them. A glorious angel was a witness of His rising, and glorious angels shall be the messengers who shall gather believers when they rise again. He rose with a renewed body, and yet a body, real, true, and material, and so also shall His people have a glorious body, and be like their Head. “When we see Him we shall be like Him” (1 Jn. 3:2.).

J.C. Ryle

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Grains		Cookies, Picture	16	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/3	c	Butter; no substitutes
1/3	c	Sugar
1/2	ts	Baking soda
1		Egg yolk
1 1/2	ts	Vanilla
1	c	All-purpose flour
3	oz	Semisweet chocolate
1	ts	Shortening
		Strawberry jam or hazelnut butter
		Pretzel twists; broken, optional

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Beat butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium to high
speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and baking soda; beat till combined. Beat
in egg yolk and vanilla. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the
mixer. Stir in any remaining flour with a wooden spoon.
2. To shape, press a small amount of dough firmly and evenly into a
teaspoon (not a measuring teaspoon). Gently tap the side of the spoon onto
a greased cookie sheet to remove the shaped cookie. If necessary, use your
finger to help remove dough from spoon. Reshape dough slightly on cookie
sheet, if necessary. Makes 32 ovals.
3. Bake in 350 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes or till lightly browned.
Cool on cookie sheet. Combine chocolate and shortening in a small saucepan.
Cook and stir over low heat till chocolate is melted; cool.
4. Place about 1 teaspoon strawberry jam or hazelnut butter on the flat
side of a cookie; top with another cookie, flat side down. Repeat with
remaining cookies. Dip wide end of each cookie sandwich into melted
chocolate. Place on wire rack over waxed paper. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.
Insert a pretzel piece at top of cookie for stem, if desired.
5. To store, place cookies in a single layer in a shallow container;
refrigerate up to a week.
NOTES : For acornlike oval shapes, mold the dough with a flatware teaspoon,
not a measuring teaspoon.
Recipe by: Better Homes Christmas Cookies 1997
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 506 by Marie Smith
<craftee@sprynet.com> on Jan 12, 1998

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