Berlinerkranzer/christmas cookbook

1 c  Sugar
    3/4 c  butter or margarine;
           -softened
    3/4 c  Shortening
      2 ts Orange peel; grated
      2    Eggs
      4 c  All-purpose flour
      1    Egg white
      2 tb Sugar
           Red candied cherries
           Green candied citron
 
  Recipe by: CHRISTMAS COOKBOOK
      Mix 1 cup sugar, the margarine, shortening, orange peel and whole eggs.
  Stir in flour. Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into ropes, about 6"
  long and 1/4" in diameter. Form each rope into circle, crossing ends and
  tucking under. (This shaping method is easier than the traditional method
  of tying knots.) Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
       Beat egg white and 2 Tablespoon sugar until foamy; brush over tops of
  cookies. For holly berries, press bits of red candied cherries on center of
  knot; add little jagged leaves cut from citron. Bake until set but not
  brown, 10-12 min. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. About 6 dozen
  cookies.
 
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