Mulled Wine Cookie Bars – Gerhild's Glühweinkuchen vom Blech
Make these German Mulled Wine Cookie Bars to enjoy as a traditional German Christmas treat. So wunderbar! Just like Oma’s Glühweinkuchen vom Blech.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 24 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2¼ cups flour, all-purpose
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ⅓ pounds chocolate, grated
- ½ cup glühwein
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons glühwein
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- 2
Beat butter or margarine together with the sugar until creamy.
- 3
Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well.
- 4
Add flour, baking powder, chocolate, and glühwein. Mix everything well.
- 5
Spread into baking pan.
- 6
Bake for 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- 7
Let cool on a wire rack.
- 8
For the glaze, mix together powdered sugar and just enough glühwein until it is the proper spreading consistency. Brush over cooled cake.
- 9
Let the glaze set. Cut into bars (or traditional diamond shape) and serve.
- 10
If desired, dust with powdered sugar before serving.