Shaped, molded and pressed cookies

Elephant Ears

A staple at fairs everywhere, elephant ear cookies are easy to make at home.

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These not-too-sweet cookies are shaped like the classic pretzel. Use a bit of coarse sugar to mimic pretzel salt.

In Holland, speculaas often are molded into the shapes of windmills, people, or St. Nick figures. Similar cookies are popular in Belgium and Germany.

Molding the hot cookies around a pencil creates tube- or flute-shaped cookies.