Article: Edible Art : German springerle cookies are a christmas tradition for both the table and tree.(Recipe)

When I was twelve, a favorite cousin gave me an unusual Christmas gift: a small wooden rolling pin with flower and animal designs carved into it. She included a recipe for making German Springerle cookies, their tops embossed with the designs on the rolling pin. Back in the 1950s, I was surely the only person in our small north Texas town who owned such an exotic baking utensil!

I could hardly wait to make a batch with my new rolling pin, but the results were disappointing. Although the little white cookies were pretty, they were so hard and dry that it was almost impossible to bite into them. And the taste couldn't compare with the more flavorful German cookies ...

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