Janhagel

Janhagel is a classic Dutch cookie.  Like most traditional food – there are a thousand variations out there!  Some Janhagel is hard, like Peanut Brittle, while others is very much a cookie, just sliced – with dozens of recipes describing a similar item somewhere between these two extremes.  All Janhagel varieties have a brushed egg (or egg white) on top, then sprinkled with almond bits or slices.

 

Grandma’s Janhagel is chewy but solid, I do not think you could bend it like a chewy cookie! But still much softer than a “peanut brittle”.  I quite liked it; and honestly, this idea of simply squishing “cookie dough” all over a baking pan vs making dozens of mini cookies… it’s genius!

Here is Grandma’s recipe card:

And this is the printable recipe: