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Camelia Baskets

12/19/2023

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These are twist on a classic tuile cookie, which is a moldable caramel cookie that has a creamy filling.  These are not difficult to make, but do require a lot of patience!  I've included an "easy" version at the bottom of the recipe.  I like serving them in the winter when the camelias begin to bloom with mandarins, kiwi, and pomegranate arils.

Camelia Baskets

Ingredients

Baskets

  • 5 Tbsp. butter
  • 5 Tbsp. sugar
  • 1/4 cup cane syrup
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
  • Filling

  • 3 cups cream
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • Fresh seasonal fruit for garnish
Makes 20-25 baskets
Cook Time: 1 hour 45 minutes

Preheat oven to 350 and position rack in middle of oven.  Grease a muffin pan and the back of a round 1/4 cup measuring cup with non-stick spray; you'll be using the measuring cup to press the warm cookies into the muffin pan mold; if you don't have round measuring cups, use a shot glass or something slightly smaller than the muffin pan.
Combine butter, sugar, cane syrup, and salt in a medium sauce pan.  Heat over medium-low, stirring occasionally, until the butter is melted and the sugar is dissolved; do no let come to a simmer.  Remove from heat and let cool slightly while you combine the flour and ground ginger.  Sift dry mixture directly into the wet batter and stir until it is combined into a paste.
On a parchment lined baking sheet, place 5-6 heaping teaspoons of the mixture.  Make to space these out because they will spread a lot.  Gently spread each mound of mixture with a greased spoon to flatten a little.  Bake 6 minutes, turning the pan at the 3 minute mark.  While baking start loading up your next pan of cookie mixture.
After 6 minutes, remove pan from oven and let cool slightly.  Using a small offset spatula gently remove a cooked cookie into the muffin pan, quickly and gently press the greased 1/4 cup measuring cup into the muffing tin to create a basket shape from the cookie.  Working quickly repeat with remaining cookies.  Let set up for about 2 minutes until cold and crisped before removing from tin.  Continue cooking and creating baskets until all batter is used up.
*This is time consuming and can be frustrating.  If the batter in the pot starts to get cool to work with you can gently reheat it, if the cookies on the sheet get to crisp to mold into the muffin pan you can reheat them in the oven.  Just go slow and take your time.  And yes, you can use mini-muffin pans, but it's just adding more frustration, so be ware.
When ready to serve, whip cream until stiff peaks form, add powdered sugar and vanilla.  Pipe cream mixture into baskets and top with fresh fruit to serve.  Serve within 15 minutes; the crisps will start to soften from the whipped cream quickly.
*If your baskets don't turn out well or if you don't want to spend the time to make them, just pour the cookie base baking sheets (divide between two or three) and bake according to directions.  Allow mixture to cook and break into shards - when ready to serve you can pipe the whipped cream into a pretty vessel and top with fresh fruits and shards of cookie.
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Chestnut Cream Cookie Filling

11/27/2023

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This is an easy to make cookie filling that is full of festive flavor!  Goes great with my Chocolate Sable cookies.
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Chestnut Cream Cookie Filling

Ingredients

  • 4 oz. chestnut cream
  • 1 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 Tbsp. shortening
​ Cream ingredients together until cohesive.  Put in piping bag and pipe between cookies to make sandwich cookies.
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Linzer Cookies

11/20/2023

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I love these cookies!  In truth, they're kind of a pain to make, but you can easily divide the work up over a few days.  They're delicious and so beautiful they're always a hit!

Linzer Cookies

Ingredients

  • 12 Tbsp. butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups almond flour
  • 2 1/4 cups cake flour
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 cup red jam
  • powdered sugar
  • matching large and small cookie cutters
Makes approximately 15 cookies
Cook time: 10-12 minutes

Cream butter and sugar together, add egg and beat until fully incorporated; add in vanilla and almond flour.  Meanwhile, whisk together cake flour, baking powder, and salt.  Add dry mixture to wet mixture and beat until just combined.
Bring dough together into two discs and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Roll out refrigerated dough onto floured surface, roughly 1/8" thick.  Cut out cookies into desired shapes (I like Christmas trees or stockings).  Using the mini-cookie cutter cut out the centers of half the cookies.  Bake at 350 until edges are just beginning to brown.  
Let cookies cool and smear jam onto the bottom halves (the halves that have only been cut once).  Sprinkle powdered sugar onto all the halves with the missing centers.  Top the powdered sugared cookies onto the jam cookies to create the classic Linzer cookie look.
Freezes well.
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Gingerbread Cookies

11/20/2023

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These are my favorite Christmas cookies!  They're a really spicy cookie that is rolled super thin - more of a snap than a cookie.  

Gingerbread Cookies

Ingredients

  • 3 Tbsp. butter, softened
  • 3 Tbsp. shortening
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 2/3 cups flour
  • 1 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. Gingerbread Spice
  • 1 2/3 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. baking soda
 
Makes 45 cookies
Cook time: 10 minutes

Preheat the oven to 325.
Whisk the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, pepper and mustard together in a medium bowl.
Beat the butter, shortening, and sugar together using your paddle attachment until lightly and fluffy. Beat in the molasses and egg yolk. Gradually add the dry ingredients and mix together on low speed until dough is just combined and still crumbly, about 3 minutes. Give dough a few kneads to bring it together.
Divide dough into thirds, shape into disks and refrigerate wrapped in plastic wrap. On a well-floured surface roll dough until it is very thin, about 1/8"; repeat with remaining dough.  Place dough on parchment-lined baking sheets and freeze for a few minute.  Using gingerbread cookie cutters, or any shape you desire, cut cookies.  Move cookies to new, clean parchment-lined cookie sheets (this is a sticky dough, so you will go through some parchment paper).  
Bake 8-10 minutes until just barely browned around the edges.  Transfer to a cooling rack after about 5 minutes and allow to cool.
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Chocolate Sable Cookies

11/20/2023

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These are a Christmas classic for me.  There signature "sandy" texture is what makes them a sable cookie.  They're also great dressed up as a sandwich cookie with a chestnut filling.

Chocolate Sablé Cookies

Ingredients

  • 4 oz. bittersweet chocolate, frozen for 10 minutes
  • 12 Tbsp. butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
Makes 35-40 cookies
Cook time: 10 minutes

Grate the chilled chocolate with a fine grater or rasp and set aside.
Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.  Beat the butter and sugar until combined; mix in the egg.  Add the dry ingredients to the butter and beat lightly together until just combined but still crumbly. Fold in grated chocolate with a spatula. Bring the dough together by lightly squeezing in your hands, be quick and careful not to melt the chocolate with your hands.
Divide the dough in half; lay one half in the center of a sheet of plastic wrap; quickly work the dough into one long log and tightly wrap; repeat with remaining dough.  Refrigerate dough for about 15 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Slice logs into 1/2-inch thick rounds with a sharp, thin knife; after cutting a few slices the bottom of the log will begin to flatten, roll the log over and continue cutting, this will help give you actual cookies rounds.  Divide rounds onto the prepared sheets, leaving about 1 inch between them, and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Bake 12-14 minutes, until cookies smell fragrant.  Transfer to a cooling rack after about 5 minutes and allow to cool.
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Grandma Rebecca's Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

11/20/2023

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These are a family classic I make every year.  It's my grandmother's classic I've tried to change, but couldn't improve on!  It's fantastic and is always the cookie that people want the recipe to.

Grandma Rebecca’s Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 3/4 cups AP flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 2 cups oats (old-fashioned or quick cooking)
  • 1 1/2 cups raisins
Makes approximately 40 cookies
Cook Time: 8-10 minutes

 Cream shortening and sugar together; add molasses and egg.  Thoroughly beat mixture until completely combined.  Meanwhile, whisk flour, salt, soda, and cinnamon together.  Add dry mixture to wet mixture and combine.
Add oats and raisins and mix until dispersed (I use the mixer, but you can hand stir if you'd like).
Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop dough into small balls, then roll into balls between hands (you may need to pop in the refrigerator if dough gets too hot).  Dough can be frozen or cooked immediately.
Bake at 375 8-10 minutes.
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