Yep, Halloween is done and we are deluged with thoughts of what needs to be done in preparation for the holiday season. You can make your springerle now and mark it off your list.
Just remember to enjoy the process and the preparations!
Happy Baking!
Connie
{ 8 comments… read them below or add one }
Hi Connie,
I just took a look at your video on the House on the Hill website, and I realized how many things I was doing wrong! No wonder I have struggled so long trying to learn how to make these delightful cookies! But I am ready to try again, and with help from you and your Nini’s recipe, I know it will turn out great this time!
Thanks.
Hi Connie, I just made my first batch of Springerle cookies, following the tips on your YouTube video. I was surprised at how easy it was to get a good design from the dough. I thought it would be a difficult process. My cookies are drying right now and I can’t wait to bake them and see how they turn out. Thanks for posting your video!
Hi Connie, What a thrill to have made my first few batches of these beautiful cookies! I’m having one problem that I would love to have you help me solve… My cookies seem to be rising a bit too much and creating a more pillowed top than I want. Any suggestions for what I might be doing wrong?
I generally have the same issue that Lynn has posted. Mine pillow up on top. Thanks for any tips on this one.
I just started making Springerle cookies, and was surprised to find that the back of the cookies (at least the ones I made in a class I took) are not flat (as you would assume they are from the pictures). There was a “bubble” of cooked dough on the back. Is this correct that this should happen, or should the back of the cookie be flat, like a sugar cookie is after it’s baked? Thanks!
Hi Sue,
Yes, that is correct. That crack around the border is where the steam escapes rather than through the top where the design is printed. The primary rising has happened from the bottom preserving the image and the back will not be perfectly flat. All is well!
Happy Baking!
Connie
Hi Cynthia,
If they pillow on top, try letting them dry longer especially larger cookies, to really set the design. Make sure you are drying the cookies uncovered! Pillowing on the bottom is expected and desirable as it lets the steam escape through the bottom of the cookie, rather than the top.
Happy Baking!
Connie
Hi Lynn,
Try rolling them a little thinner as the thicker they are, the more rising. The should never be more that 3/8 inch thick in the shallowest parts of the cookie after pressing (i.e. the parts where there is no design carved.) I don’t know your weather conditions, but drying them longer would also help.
Happy Baking!
connie
Leave a Comment