Also from Amish land, I got this recipe. This was consumed in a rural, northern Ohio historic church. This is a favorite at our house served in a bread bowl! Adding cooked vegetables like celery or broccoli is optional.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 7 mins |
| Additional Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 7 mins |
| Servings: | 30 |
| Yield: | 30 cookies |
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter, at room temperature
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon whiskey
- 1 tablespoon fruit jam
- 30 almond slices
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk flour, poppy seeds, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
- Beat butter and sugar together in a stand mixer until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla extract and whiskey. Add the flour mixture; beat until dough is just combined and crumbly.
- Chill dough in the refrigerator until set, about 10 minutes.
- Divide dough into 4 portions. Roll 1 portion of dough into a tube on a floured work surface; cut into 1-inch pieces. Place onto prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough. Flatten dough pieces to about 2 inches long and 3/4-inch wide.
- Press the flat side of a butter knife into 1 end of the dough pieces to make a small dent; dot with jam. Place almond slivers onto jam. Score 2 sets of slits with a knife to create knuckles.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 7 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cook completely, about 20 minutes.
- Add green food coloring to the dough in step 3 for a witchy look if desired.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 70 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 9 g |
| Cholesterol | 8 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 48 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 3 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |