My grandmom made these every Christmas with a special copper wheat sheaf mold. My uncle inherited the mold and the recipe, but the recipe was not very clear. I found this on the web so I could recreate the memory. It’s cut into bars instead of being molded.
Ingredients: [‘walnuts’, ‘breadcrumbs’, ‘egg yolks’, ‘butter’, ‘ground cloves’, ‘ground nutmeg’, ‘sugar’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“1/2 lb walnuts, ground well “,”3 cups breadcrumbs (made from dry French or Italian bread)”,”4 large egg yolks”,”4 tablespoons butter, melted “,”1/2 teaspoon ground cloves”,”1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg”,”1 1/4 cups sugar”]
Number of Servings: 63
Steps: [‘Mix together Ground walnuts, bread crumbs, ground cloves, ground nutmeg and sugar.’, ‘Beat egg yolks with melted butter.’, ‘Mix beaten egg and butter mixture into mixing bowl ingredients with a wire pastry cutter.’, ‘Firmly press the cookie mix flat into a 9 x 13 pan that has been buttered and floured on the bottom.’, ‘It should be about one inch thick.’, ‘It will seem crumbly at first.’, ‘With a knife or straight edged pastry board scraper, carefully cut the dough into 1 inch by 2 inch bars.’, ‘Bake at 325 degrees until firm, about 20- 25 minutes.’, ‘It should darken in color a little; Watch carefully; Do Not Burn!’, ‘Let bars cool in pan.’, ‘After they are cooled, recut with knife and keep in cookie tin.’]