Ukranian Sugar Cookies Recipes

UKRAINIAN SCUFFLES

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water and let stand 10 minutes.
• Mix the flour, salt, 3 Tablespoons sugar and butter as for pie crust.
• Add to the dry ingredients and milk and eggs, and the yeast mixture. Mix well and knead dough until soft. Put in a bowl, cover and store in the refrigerator overnight. This dough is very soft and must be chilled before use.
• Divide dough into 6 parts, keeping one part out and putting the rest back in the fridge until ready for it.
• Roll dough out on a mixture of the 1 cup sugar and cinnamon. Try to keep the shape of the rolled dough as round as possible. Cut into wedges, 12 per round if the thickness is 1/8 inch. Roll from wide end to narrow end.
• Place on a lightly greased baking sheet about 1 inch apart and bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 350°F Remove from baking sheet immediately and cool well. These freeze very well.
• If you wish to prepare a few pans before baking keep them in the fridge until ready for baking, otherwise they will start to rise.
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UKRAINIAN CHRISTMAS HONEY COOKIES MEDIANYKY

Steps:

• Sift together flour, spices, powdered sugar, and baking powder. Note: powdered sugar sometimes called icing sugar, confectioners' sugar or XXX sugar, all the same thing.
• Add eggs, honey, and orange peel to make a stiff dough.
• On a floured work surface, roll out dough about 1/2 inch thick.
• Cut shapes with cookie cutter, place on nonstick baking sheet, and brush with glaze.
• Place 1/2 almond in the middle of each, sprinkle with coarse sugar, and bake in preheated 350 degrees oven until done, about 15 minutes.
• Cool on racks.
• Store in tightly covered tins.

UKRAINIAN TEA COOKIES (BUBLYKY)

Steps:

• Cream the butter with the sugar and lemon rind until light. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, and beat well.
• Press the hard cooked egg yolks through a sieve and add to the creamed mixture along with the lemon juice and grated lemon rind. Stir in the blanched (no skins) nuts, and then the flour; mix thoroughly.
• Break off small pieces of dough, roll into finger lengths of pencil thickness, and shape them into rings.
• Mix finely chopped almonds with the 1 cup sugar.
• Dip each ring into a slightly beaten egg white and then into the almond-sugar mixture.
• Place the rings on a greased baking sheet and bake them in a moderate oven (350 degrees F.) for 15 minutes, or until delicately browned.