Taste of Home
Grandma’s Polish Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 45 min. Cook: 5 min./batch
YIELD: 20 cookies.
This traditional khruchiki recipe has been handed down through my mother's side from my great-grandmother. As a child, it was my job to loop the end of each cookie through its hole. —Sherine Elise Gilmour, Brooklyn, New York
Ingredients
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4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 cup cold butter
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4 large egg yolks, room temperature
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1 cup evaporated milk
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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Oil for deep-fat frying
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Confectioners' sugar
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In another bowl, beat egg yolks until foamy; add milk and vanilla. Stir into crumb mixture until dough is stiff enough to knead.
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2.
Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead 8-10 times. Divide dough into 4 pieces. Roll each portion into a 1/4-in.-thick rectangle; cut into 4x1-1/2-in. strips. Cut a 2-in. lengthwise slit down the middle of each strip; pull 1 of the ends through the slit like a bow.
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3.
In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry dough strips, a few at a time, until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Dust with confectioners’ sugar.
Nutrition Facts
1 cookie: 246 calories, 16g fat (7g saturated fat), 65mg cholesterol, 205mg sodium, 20g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.
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