Celtic Cooking


Lammas Cookies*
Green Man

These sunny cookies are eaten at feasts honouring the Sun God, Lugh.

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • ¼ cup Irish whiskey
  • ¼ cup candied lemon peel
  • ¼ cup of sultanas or golden raisins
  • ¼ cup almonds, chopped
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until blended. Add flour and Irish whiskey and beat until smooth. Add fruit and nuts and mix well. Drop dough from a tablespoon on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 6-8 minutes. Remove from sheet while cookies are still warm.

*From Celtic Folklore and Cooking by Joanne Asala. Llewellyn Publications. 2001.

 

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