This easy recipe incorporates and maintains the shape of the gelt on top of the cookie. Not only is the cookie delicious, it highlights the gelt.
Ingredients:
1 cup peanut butter (crunchy or smooth; do not use old-fashioned or freshly ground)
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
Approximately 35 chocolate Hanukkah gelt (preferably organic, fair trade)
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease two baking sheets.
- Beat the peanut butter, sugar, and egg together.
- Shape the dough in rounds with flat tops the size of the gelt.
- Bake for about 12 minutes.
- Remove the cookies from the oven, cool slightly on the pan, then gently press one piece of gelt into the center of each cookie.
- Cool the cookies on the baking sheets for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Learn more about how fair trade gelt embodies Hanukkah's message, and then find additional recipes for a festive Hanukkah.
Reprinted with permission from On the Chocolate Trail: A Delicious Adventure Connecting Jews, Religions, History, Travel, Rituals and Recipes to the Magic of Cacao (2nd Edition) by Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz.
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Serving Size:
33-35 cookies
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