QiMeal
Springerle
Springerle · ready in 12 h 58 min · 8 servings · 279 kcal per serving · medium · 4 ingredients
Springerle are classic German molded cookies with raised designs, a pale tender bite, and a gentle anise perfume that deepens as they rest.
- Prep
- 43 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 12 h 58 min
- Serves
- 8
- kcal
- 279
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients · 8 servings
- 300 gFlour
- 2Egg
- 250 gSugar
- 8 gAnise
Equipment
oven, mixing bowl, whisk, spatula, rolling pin, cookie mold, knife, baking sheet, parchment paper, oven mitts, wire rack, serving plate
Instructions
- Mise en place
Gather flour, eggs, sugar, and anise, then set out a scale, mixing bowl, whisk, rolling pin, mold, knife, baking sheet, and parchment. · 5 min
What to look for: All ingredients are measured and tools are within reach.
- Beat egg mixture
Beat eggs and sugar in the bowl for 8 minutes until very pale, thick, and ribboning from the whisk. · 8 min
What to look for: The mixture looks glossy, pale, and falls in slow ribbons.
- Fold in flour
Fold flour into the foam in 3 additions until a soft, smooth dough forms with no dry pockets. · 5 min
What to look for: The dough is smooth, pale, and just firm enough to roll.
- Mold the cookies
Roll dough to 1 cm thickness, press the mold firmly into the surface, and cut the cookies cleanly around each design. · 12 min
What to look for: Each cookie has a clear raised design with neat edges.
- Dry the tops
Place cookies on parchment and leave uncovered at cool room temperature for 12 hours until the tops feel dry. · 12 h
What to look for: The surfaces look matte and feel dry while the bases remain slightly moist.
- Add anise base
Scatter anise over a parchment lined baking sheet and set the dried cookies on top with the designs facing up. · 3 min
What to look for: The cookies sit evenly over a thin layer of anise.
- Bake gently
Heat the oven to 150°C / 300°F and bake cookies for 15 minutes until the bases are set and the tops stay pale. · 15 min
What to look for: The cookies remain pale on top with firm dry bases.
- Serve the cookies
Cool cookies fully on a rack, then serve once crisp at the edges and tender within, preferably after 1 day of mellowing. · 10 min
What to look for: The cookies are cool, dry, and aromatic with sharp embossed designs.
Nutrition (per serving)
| kcal | 279 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 61 g |
| of which sugars | 31 g |
| Fat | 2 g |
| of which saturated | 1 g |
| Fibre | 1 g |
| Sodium | 19 mg |
Nutri-ScoreD
Allergens
Contains: gluten, eggs
Storage and reheating
- Fridge: up to 14 days
- Freezer: yes, up to 3 months
- Serve at room temperature; reheating is not needed for these cookies.
