Jan Hagels Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Mix the water with the separated egg white in a cup until frothy, set aside
• 2. Beat butter and sugar together with a mixer until combined, add the separated egg yolk and cinnamon and beat until creamy.
• 3. Slowly, add the flour and mix until combined, do not overmix.
• 4. Press this into a cookie sheet with at least a 1/2" side all around (no air bake pans, or cookie sheets with no sides). Working gently with your fingers, press the dough to cover the entire cookie sheet. This should cover the sheet being 1/16-1/8" thick. Thinner is better.
• 5. Brush the egg white mixture gently over the top and sprinkle on the walnuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, until very LIGHTLY browned.
• 6. Cool, then cut into desired shapes, I have done 2" squares or diamonds...depends on the event and your mood. Serve with coffee, tea or include in your holiday baking extraveganza (cookie box, or care package for my kids living far away)...they are wonderful!

Steps:

• Sift together flour, and salt in small bowl. Set aside.
• In a mixer bowl; beat butter on medium speed for 30 seconds, then add brown sugar and vanilla essence; beat until fluffy.
• Add egg yolk and beat just until combined.
• Stir flour mixture into brown sugar/butter mixture with a spoon, mix well.
• Pat this batter evenly in an ungreased 15"x10"x1" baking pan and brush top of dough with beaten egg white.
• Combine white sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle evenly over egg white. Sprinkle almonds over all.
• Bake in a 350 degrees F. oven for 15-18 minutes.
• Cut into 1 1/2 " diamonds while still warm. Cool in pan. Carefully remove with spatula.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350, and spray the bottom of a 9 X 13 inch pan with non-stick spray (the recipe calls for a 10 X 15 jelly roll pan, but I didn't have enough dough for that).
• Beat butter, sugar and egg yolk with mixer until light and fluffy; blend in flour, cinnamon and vanilla.
• Pat mixture into the bottom of the pan.
• Beat egg white with water until frothy, and pour onto dough, spreading it all over the top. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.
• Bake 25 - 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Immediately cut into 1 X 2 strips, and remove them from the pan.