Ingredients
- 1 cup (240g) sugar
- 1 stick butter (preferably melted)
- 2 eggs (separated)
- 2 cups (280g) flour
- 1 – 2 teaspoons cinnamon (more or less to taste)
- Colored sugar or nuts for topping
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Mix the butter and sugar until completely mixed.
- Add egg yolk and mix some more.
- Add flour and cinnamon and mix thoroughly preferably by hand (though this all can be done in a mixer if you insist).
- Pour batter into a cookie pan, spread over the whole pan use the palm of your hand to smooth the batter (this is the hardest part)
- Brush on leftover egg white.
- Add whatever toppings you want spread evenly across the batter.
- Put cookie sheet in oven until cookies are golden brown (about 20 minutes).
- Remove, and let cool. Before they get too cool, cut them into small squares about 1 in by 1 in (2.5cm x 2.5cm).
Notes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Serves: 20
Source
Holland Tea Cakes from the Wikibooks Cookbook—original source of recipe licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License