Strawberries and Cream Cookies |
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Prep Time: 60 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes |
Ready In: 110 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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In 'A Passion for Baking' by Marcy Goldman. Dried strawberries can be ordered online from . Ingredients:
3/4 cup sugar |
1 cup unsalted butter, softened |
2 cups all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
1 tablespoon whipping cream |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1/2 cup minced white chocolate |
3/4 cup dried strawberries, coarsely minced |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325°; stack two baking sheets together and line top sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a food processor, whiz sugar to finely pulverize, about 10 seconds.
3. In a mixer bowl, cream sugar and butter on low speed until well blended.
4. Then add flour, vanilla, cream, and salt; blend well.
5. When almost blended into a dough, add white chocolate and dried strawberries mixing by hand to incorporate and make a firm dough.
6. Knead dough gently on a lightly floured work surface about 1 minute to make dough more firm and get it to hold together.
7. Flatten dough into a disk; wrap well, and refrigerate 30 minutes.
8. Roll out gently about 1/2 inch thick and cut into small round cookies (about 2 inches in diameter).
9. Place on prepared sheets; place in oven and immediately reduce oven temperature to 300°; bake until lightly browned around the edges, about 40-50 minutes (**not a typo).
10. Cool well before removing with a metal spatula.
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