Recipe(tried): Egg kichel

Dear Lisa --

I have seen Egg Kichel as a drop cookie recipe, but here's the recipe I use - enjoy--

EGG KICHEL

3 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

In a mixer, beat the eggs, oil and sugar until light and much increased in volume - about five minutes, on medium high to high, for a stand mixer. Make sure to beat that long for the mixture to be light.

Fold in flour, salt and baking powder gently - and only til mixed - then stop!

If the dough is too sticky, refrigerate 15-20 minutes, covered.

Using minimal flour, roll dough on a very lightly floured surface to a thickness of between 1/8 and 1/4 inch. Cut into desired shapes with a sharp non-serrated knife - squares, etc. Transfer to parchment-covered cookie sheets.

Bake until just golden brown, about 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer parchment sheets to racks and cool completely.

Optional:
Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of sugar mixed with 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg, and 1/4 tsp ground cardamom before baking if you like - or use your own spice mixture. Just sprinkle and pat lightly on top of the cookies before you bake the cookies.