Berliner Kranzer - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup white sugar
    3/4 cup butter
    3/4 cup shortening
    2 eggs
    2 teaspoons orange zest
    4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
    1 egg white
    2 teaspoons white sugar
    3/4 cup candied citron peel
    24 red candied cherries
Preparation
    Cream together 1 cup sugar with butter or margarine, and shortening. Beat in 2 eggs and add orange peel.
    Sift flour and gradually blend into sugar mixture. Dough should hold together and not be crumbly.
    Take a walnut sized piece of dough, and roll in palms of hand to create a 4 to 6 inch rope. Bring ends together to form a circle, and fold ends over each other. Brush with a mixture made from beaten egg white and 2 teaspoons sugar; this makes a glossy finish. Add green citron slices for \"leaves\" and 1/2 red citron cherry for\" berry\" - use to decorate at the knot.
    Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) on ungreased cookie sheets for 10 to 12 minutes. Bake only until cookies are light brown on bottom - just barely baked.

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