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What are some Elizabethan cookie recipes?
Here are some Elizabethan cookie recipes:
A simple cookie recipe from Gervase Markham's The English Housewife (1615):
Ingredients:
- 1 pound of flour
- 1/2 pound of sugar
- 1/4 pound of butter
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon of ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
Instructions:
- Mix the flour, sugar, butter, and spices together.
- Beat the eggs and add to the dry ingredients.
- Mix until a stiff dough forms.
- Roll the dough out to a 1/4-inch thickness and cut into desired shapes.
- Place the cookies on a greased baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-15 minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown.
A more elaborate cookie recipe from Thomas Dawson's The Good Huswife's Jewell (1585):
Ingredients:
- 1 pound of flour
- 1/2 pound of sugar
- 1/4 pound of butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon of ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup of candied fruit, chopped
- 1/2 cup of nuts, chopped
Instructions:
- Mix the flour, sugar, butter, and spices together.
- Beat the eggs and add to the dry ingredients.
- Mix until a stiff dough forms.
- Add the candied fruit and nuts and mix well.
- Roll the dough out to a 1/4-inch thickness and cut into desired shapes.
- Place the cookies on a greased baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-15 minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown.
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