1 With hands, roll dough into balls or into long, pencil-thick rolls, as indicated in recipe. 2 Flatten balls of dough with bottom of a glass dipped in flour (or with a damp cloth around it), or with a fork—crisscross. 3 Cut pencil-thick strips ... and shape as directed ... as for Almond Crescents (p. [41]) or Berliner Kranser (p. [42]).

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Mix together thoroughly ...

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Chill dough. Roll into balls size of large walnuts. Place 3″ apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Flatten (to ¼″) with bottom of glass dipped in flour. Bake until lightly browned.

TEMPERATURE: 375° (quick mod. oven).