Monday Christmas Cookie (10) - Bear Paws... and awards

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187939946987190646.post-30329310467039433092008-03-02T14:24:00.011+02:002008-03-09T21:46:58.491+02:002008-03-09T21:46:58.491+02:00Monday Christmas Cookie (10) - Bear Paws... and awardsBear Paws are a lovely non fatty dessert that has earned its cute name due to its popularity among Slovakian kids (brown, small, paw-shaped soft cookies). Yet, their quite harmless, even from the calorie point of view. Traditionally baked around Christmas, they are one of my favorites. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_IbyrjeHfP0s/R9Q-IglZVXI/AAAAAAAAA_k/qS7c78E5tuQ/s1600-h/bear_paws.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_IbyrjeHfP0s/R9Q-IglZVXI/AAAAAAAAA_k/qS7c78E5tuQ/s400/bear_paws.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175830187662202226" border="0" /></a>You will need a special cookie baking form to make these, but dont worry if you re lacking one. Why not make "bear cupcakes" for a change?: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_IbyrjeHfP0s/R9Q-iAlZVYI/AAAAAAAAA_s/A5Vx0U3ZFX8/s1600-h/bear_paws2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_IbyrjeHfP0s/R9Q-iAlZVYI/AAAAAAAAA_s/A5Vx0U3ZFX8/s400/bear_paws2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175830625748866434" border="0" /></a>BEAR PAWS: (Medvedie labky) <ul><li>140 g butter or margarine</li><li>350 g plain flour</li><li>70 g ground hazelnuts or walnuts</li><li>100 g sugar</li><li>1 egg</li><li>1 tbsp cocoa powder</li><li>lemon peel</li><li>cloves</li><li>cinnamon </li><li>vanilla sugar for coating </li></ul>Sieve the flour into a bowl and crumble the butter or margarine, add the sugar, nuts, cocoa powder, grated lemon peel, spices and egg. Make a firm dough, form into a roll, wrap into a foil and let cool for an hour in the fridge.Pre-heat the oven into 200 degrees Celsius. Take the dough out, cut a chunk and press firmly into the baking form. Bake until golden. While still hot, turn the form upside down, carefully take the cookie out and roll in vanilla sugar.These Bear Paws go to lovely<a href="http://fantasycookblog.blogspot.com/"> Purnima</a>, who has awarded me with two wonderful awards - Nice Matters Award and an ´E´ Award (as in Excellent) - blushing heavily. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_LOYrMC6atIg/R8F09T3zqfI/AAAAAAAAAaY/mF-AsZHvKSo/s1600-h/nice_matters.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170542443853228530" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_LOYrMC6atIg/R8F09T3zqfI/AAAAAAAAAaY/mF-AsZHvKSo/s320/nice_matters.jpg" border="0" /></a> “Nice Matters Award is for those bloggers who are nice people; good blog friends and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. Also for those who are a positive influence on our blogging world.”<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_LOYrMC6atIg/R8T6QD3zqgI/AAAAAAAAAag/MkYZrjwnOMo/s1600-h/award.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171533425952401922" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_LOYrMC6atIg/R8T6QD3zqgI/AAAAAAAAAag/MkYZrjwnOMo/s320/award.jpg" border="0" /></a>These awards are not keepers. There are so many people out there that deserve them. I know most of you have these already anyway, so I am going to pass it on to one girl that I know would be extremely pleased and deserves the prizes just like the rest of us. <a href="http://inlovewithfood.blogspot.com/">Bindiya</a>, enjoy the awards, sweetheart. I know you worked hard on your blog. Update March 6th: I just was told that lovely Glamah of <a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" href="http://cococooks.blogspot.com/2008/03/i-feel-bad-as-i-havent-been-able-to.html">Coco Cooks </a>just passed me the ´E ´award as well. Wow, I never thought I was that (r)e(a)dible :-) Thank You, thank You.zlamushkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359856305294505035noreply@blogger.com