1st Cookies

Hi All-
Hope you are all having a wonderful holiday weekend. I'm home again after spending a couple of really fun days with family in Missouri. After Thanksgiving my own mind usually turns to cookies.

I have so many wonderful memories of baking cookies with my mom, sisters, son, nieces...not to mention my daugher-in-law, Dawn and a ton of friends over the years.

As long as I can remember though my mom has been the maker of Mandel Brot -- these biscotti like cookies are her go to cookies -- loved by almost everyone who has ever tried them. I have watched her make them a million times, but never tried to bake them myself until today.

This year has been a hard one for her and she has been to tired to bake, so it was time to whip her up a batch and send them to her for a change.

It's a simple recipe that can be made up in more ways than one can think of but here's the basics:

Mandel Brot(bread)
from Lenora Rohm

set oven for 350 degrees
1 C sugar
3/4 C oil
3 eggs (added 1 at time)
3-1/2 C flour
1 T baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
cinnamon & sugar for dusting

Once mixed you'll want to divide the dough into 3 or 4 pieces and roll each into a long log.

 then bake the logs until they are just turning brown - 20-22 minutes

take the logs from oven slice and turn all the pieces over
place tray back into over for another 10-12 minutes

 

remove and shake on cinnamon/sugar mixture and enjoy!

This batch is now making it's way to mom!
does your family have a favorite for the season?