Grandma's Angel Wing Cookies
Grandma's angel wing cookies are light, crispy cookies fried until golden brown and dusted with powdered sugar. Also called Polish chrusciki or Slovak cheregi, they're traditional at Christmas or Easter.
Servings: 36 cookies
Cost: $10
Ingredients
- 4 large egg yolks
- 2 reaspoons powdered sugar plus more for dusting the cookies
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon brandy
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg yolks with an electric mixer until thick
- Add powdered sugar and heavy whipping cream, and beat until fully combined
- Add brandy, vanilla extract, half of the flour, and sea salt, and mix until just combined
- Gradually add in the rest of the flour until a thick dough, non-sticky dough forms. To avoid over-mixing the dough, finish combining by gently kneading with your hands
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes
- Divide the dough into 2 equal parts and place one part back in the fridge
- Roll dough into a ⅛-inch slab and trim any uneven edges
- Cut dough into 1 inch thick strips and then cut each strip in half diagonally
- Make a 1-inch slit lengthwise in the middle of each strip of dough
- Slip one end of dough through the slit and gently pull to create an angel wing
- Repeat steps 7-10 with second part of dough
- Fry cookies in small batches in hot oil 360-375℉ until light brown and crisp, turning once or twice
- Drain on a paper towel-lined plate, and allow to cool completely
- Dust with powdered sugar
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Notes
You may not need a full 1 1/2 cups flour. Gradually add in the flour, and stop once the dough is firm, pliable, not sticky and does not crumble.
Combine all the dough scraps from trimming the edges into a new dough slab to cut for more cookies.
Make sure cookies are completely cooled before dusting with powdered sugar to avoid cookies from turning soft.
Nutrition
Calories: 33kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 10mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 52IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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