"Karlsbad Ring Cookies" are a Christmas speciality from Czech, that are often decorated in contrasting coloured candied fruits. Since my husband refuses to eat candied fruit, I had to use the sugar crystals and chopped almonds instead. They truly are melt-in-mouth delicious! The recipe is adapted from "Böhmisch Kochen Adelheid Beyreder".
- 200 g Butter
- 80 g Powdered sugar
- 4 Hard-boiled egg yolks, pressed through a sieve
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tsp Lemon zest, finely grated
- 300 g All-purpose flour
- 1/2 Egg
- Sugar crystals and chopped almonds to garnish
- Cream the butter and powdered sugar until pale and fluffy. Add in sieved egg yolks, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Beat until well combined. Add in flour and work to a smooth cookie dough.
- Wrap the dough with cling film and chill for an hour. Preheat the oven to 190C/375F. Line two baking trays with parchment paper.
- Remove the dough from the fridge and roll out between two sheets of parchment paper to 3mm thick. Use a 5cm-diameter waved shaped cookie cutter to cut out the cookies and place them on the prepared trays. Now cut out the rings with a 3cm-diameter circle-shaped cookie cutter. Reroll any scraps and repeat.
- Brush the rings with lightly beaten egg and sprinkle white sugar crystals or chopped almonds on top. Bake for about 15 minutes or until just beginning to brown around the edges. Cool cookies completely on a wire rack and store in an airtight container.
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These cookies look wonderful, and a perfect cookie for the holiday season! I like the sugared crystals as well, I think my husband would prefer it that way, too. ;)
delicious cookies
Those are fabulous! Mmmhhhh.
Cheers,
Rosa
looks great !perfect for advent!
wow...delicious and perfect cookie for holiday. Thanks for sharing...
Soumya
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Looks so so beautiful, if i use the fruits then i have to use the same way as the sugar and almonds???
@Happy Cook
Yep! :-))
Oh my gosh - I want a tin of these!!!!!
Wow, these look beautiful. Never seen a recipe using boiled egg yolks before.
I know those. They look great.
mmm... rings... can I say.... "I do"???? :P hehe
they look delicious! :D
Wowww beautiful ring cookies, looks soo cute..
These cookies are gorgeous, Angie! I love your almond substitution, that sounds delicious!
Festive cookies! 10 fingers = 10 ring cookies please.
I can almost imagine the buttery snap when you bite into one of these delicious looking cookies --
Wow!!!! Those cookies look lovely...
Angie! I used to love this type of cookie when I was little! I've got to try this recipe. Yours look so delicious and I must say beautiful too;) Bookmarked.
I agree with your husband, I won't go anywhere near that candied fruit. But I love buttery yummy cookies. I think the crunch on the top would be better than the fruit!
-Gina-
The name itself has a nice ring to it. Gorgeous cookies!
These look and sound just wonderful. Interesting to use seived hard-boiled eggs - never heard of this before. Just wondering why the recipe calls for this?
These are beautiful! Looks like something you would buy but I am sure yours are 100x better :)!
How interesting these cookies call for cooked egg yolks. That's must make for a texture unachievable any other way, and unlike anything else? These cookies looks scrumptious. I love the use of sugar and almonds on top. I, like your husband, do not like candied fruit. =) Your version trumps the original!
Angie, I think using sugar crystals and almond is a great idea. Looks like little specks of snow on the cookies.
Simply lovely & delicious looking cookies!
Very unusual to use cooked yolks in these cookies but they do look delicious! I will try this to satisfy my curiosity:D Thanks for sharing!
Lovely festive cookies and please pass me some for my breakfast now ;)
delicious cookies pass me some please angie!
perfect addition to my cookie collection thanks!~
They look so darn cute!
US Masala
Hello Angie Dear! So.... here is my question... Who eats all of your treats?
xoxo Megan
These are very pretty cookie rings! Got the xmas feel!!
What a great tin cookie. So pretty.
Lovely cookies... 35 sleeps to Xmas :)
These cookies are beautiful. They look very impressive and professional looking. The hard boiled egg yolk is an interesting ingredient. Looking forward to trying these and impressing my family:)
These are beautiful and yummy cookies!
These cookies looks perfect! They are very pretty and looks very good. I have a cookie recipe that uses egg yolks too in one of my cookbooks, but yours look much better! Would really love to have some of this!
Wow those cookies looks very tempting
I just love these cookies - how wonderful to have a real recipe! Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth beautiful and festive.
superb n perfect:)
The cookies look good. I would love them for the tea time. The crystals remind me of the cookies my father used to bring home when I was a child.
These cookies look wonderfully festive Angie!
Cheers~
@Stephanie
The reason of using cooked egg yolks is (I guess) to eliminate the moisture from the eggs, so that those butter cookies will turn out very crumbly and really melt in your mouth!
How beautiful! I can only imagine how buttery these jewels are. I love cookies that just melt on your tongue. Thank you for sharing, love. I hope you are having a relaxing Wednesday night!
Gorgeous looking cookies ...
wow these look so amazing!
My partner is the same, he refuses to eat dried or candied fruit. These cookies are so cute. The hardboiled egg yolk as an ingredient is very interesting.
Very pretty cookies and I bet they are as tasty as they look :)
What a wonderful Christmas cookie!
I used to hate candied fruit as a kid, but as an adult (sort of) I love the stuff.
*kisses* HH
@Angie's Recipes
thankyou will make them in the christmas time.
Another amazing looking cookie!!! I bet these are soooooo good!!
Omg, I LOVE THEM!!!!!! Perfect for Christmas!!!!!!!
I like these cookies. They're well done, like store-bought!
They are gorgeous cookies. I'm with your husband on the candy fruit, and I love your substitutions, looks amazing!
These look beautiful and they sound delicious. This is a really nice recipe. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary
These cookies look like they'd be perfect with a cup of tea or coffee. Growing up, my mom used to make something similar to these, so I can already taste them.
The cookies are not only melt-in-the-mouth, they are melt-in-the-heart too! How I wish I will receive them during Christmas! ;)
Angie, these are awesome! I can imagine eating them with a cup of tea...my pinky finger up!
These are so pretty. They are the perfect Christmas cookie and ideal gift.
These cute looking cookies are perfect for the coming festive season!
Lovely cookies..They look so perfect!!
I think I've had these with the dried fruit, but I kinda like the idea of just different colored sugars! Might be one to add to the Christmas Cookie collection.
These are adorable!! Your cookies look so perfect just like what they sell at a store seriously. I didn't know you live in Germany!
Gorgeous cookies Angie. I love a simple cookie at Christmas time. :)
Boiled egg yolks? Very interesting! I always loved cookies in this shape- these are beautiful and sound delicious! I can see my grandson with one on each finger. :)
These cookies are certainly perfect for the holidays. A great recipe, interesting with the hard boiled egg yolks. Beautiful photos, as well!
They are adorable! the ones with red and green sugar looks extra pretty and festive!
Wow...using hard boiled egg yolks for this cookies....mmmm must try this out :) Thanks for sharing this, Angie...just nice for christmas :)
how cute... these are a perfect take home party favors for the holidays,
sweetlife
The cookies look gorgeous!
delicious! these remind me of my childhood :)
Those are beautiful cookies!! I bet they're addictive!
I'm always amazed at how professional your food always looks! These sound absolutely delicious!
Those look and sound so delicious!
These look like delicious butter cookies, and the decorations on them look great!
love the cookies. really cute and tempting. the sugar looks great on them too!
OMG, These will be perfect with my tea! Gorgeous!!
beautiful cookies I bet its great to be in your part of the world around christmas time, oh thanks for adding the tweet icon easier for me always share your recipes :-)
I have to side with your husband regarding candied fruit - I hate that stuff! These look absolutely perfect to me with the sugar and chopped nuts, though. I can't wait to try them - they look and sound delicious!
Lovely and delicate...the sugar crystals are for me...no candid fruits.
These look festive, fun and delicious - the perfect holiday cookie!
I cannot say enough about these pretty little cookies! They sound divine and a perfect addition to any holiday cookie repertoire.
Lovely and delicious.
Those are so pretty! I bet they taste just fantastic!
Festive-looking cookies!
These are beautiful cookies and I admire how picture -perfect they look and I am sure they taste wonderful (like a é )
These cookies are so perfectly festive. I love the colored sugar! I've got to find some!
Looks so perfect:)
Those look delightful :)
hard boiled egg yolk is very interesting!
Oh I do love these cookies, and they so remind me of the holidays.
They look melt-in-the-mouth delicious and I love how much they resemble like miniature Christmas wreaths!!
These are the prettiest cookies! Hard cooked egg yolks aren't something I've seen before in a cookie recipe. Very interesting, making this a must try!
Angie - these look so beautiful and buttery goodness! I know I couldn't just stop at one. I need to start making some cookies! ;)
They looks very pretty, festive and appetizing.
How cute, Angie! Especially the colored ones are perfect little wreath-like cookies for the holidays, it seems.
How pretty! Wonderfully adaptable cookie
these remind me of the boxed cookies i used to eat as a child--i would put one on each finger and nibble them off one by one. :)
Ooooooooooh they looks so tempting and my god i am tempted. They look awesome and cute. Perfect for gifts.
Ooooh...love these cookies. Would be great for any parties or even ladies' coffee morning. Kids would love to thread them and wear around their neck :P Reminds me of Chinese coins of long ago.
Yum. These lookk delicious. Sounds like my favorite type of cookie.
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