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Ingredients

1 cup white sugar ¾ cup butter ¾ cup shortening 2 eggs 2 teaspoons orange zest 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 egg white 2 teaspoons white sugar ¾ cup candied citron peel 24 red candied cherries

Nutrition Info

262.8 calories carbohydrate: 34.6 g cholesterol: 30.8 mg fat: 12.8 g fiber: 0.8 g protein: 2.9 g saturatedFat: 5.4 g servingSize: - sodium: 75.1 mg sugar: 11.9 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Cream together 1 cup sugar with butter or margarine, and shortening. Beat in 2 eggs and add orange peel.
Sift flour and gradually blend into sugar mixture. Dough should hold together and not be crumbly.
Take a walnut sized piece of dough, and roll in palms of hand to create a 4 to 6 inch rope. Bring ends together to form a circle, and fold ends over each other. Brush with a mixture made from beaten egg white and 2 teaspoons sugar, this makes a glossy finish. Add green citron slices for \"leaves\" and 1/2 red citron cherry for\" berry\" - use to decorate at the knot.
Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) on ungreased cookie sheets for 10 to 12 minutes. Bake only until cookies are light brown on bottom - just barely baked.

4 dozen

German Christmas cookie (orange-flavored wreaths).