CHERRY WHITE CHOCOLATE ALMOND SANDWICH COOKIES
Recipe courtesy Jeff Mauro * Recipe categories: Fruit, Dried Fruit, Nuts, Chocolate, more Ingredients Cookies: * 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons bleached all-purpose flour (about 10 1/2 ounces) * 1/2 teaspoon fine salt * 1/2 teaspoon baking soda * 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly (12 tablespoons) * 1 cup packed light or dark brown sugar (7 ounces) * 1/2 cup granulated sugar (3 1/2 ounces) * 1 large egg * 1 large egg yolk * 2 teaspoons vanilla extract * 1/2 cup white chocolate chunks or chips * 1/2 cup dried sour cherries * Filling: * 3/4 cup almond butter * 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar * 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened (4 tablespoons) * 1/8 teaspoon fine salt Directions For the cookies: Heat the oven to 325 degrees F with racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. Mix flour, salt and baking soda in a small bowl until combined. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter and both sugars on medium speed until smooth and incorporated. Add the egg, egg yolk and vanilla extract and mix until incorporated. Then add the flour mixture, white chocolate and sour cherries. Mix until incorporated. For large cookies, scoop out 1/4 cup of dough, roll in a ball, and using fingertips, pull apart into two equal halves. Rotate 90 degrees and lightly smoosh back together, with the rough edges on top. Place formed dough balls on one of the prepared baking sheets, about 3 inches apart. For smaller cookies, follow the same technique using 2 tablespoons of dough per cookie. Bake until the edges are slightly golden and middles are still soft but not wet, 20 to 23 minutes for large cookies, 15 to 17 minutes for smaller cookies. Let the cookies cool for 20 to 30 minutes on the baking sheets. For the filling: While the cookies are cooling, beat the almond butter, sugar, butter and salt with a handheld mixer until whipped and light, about 2 minutes. Chill the filling until ready to assemble the cookies. To assemble the cookies: Schmear 2 to 3 tablespoons of the filling for the large cookies and 1 to 2 tablespoons for the smaller cookies onto the bottom side of the cookie. Place another cookie bottom-side down onto the filling. Repeat with the remaining cookies, cut in half and serve. CTelevision Food Network G.P. All Rights Reserved. ~ @-> ~ <-@ ~ Merry Christmas! Dixie And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn10FF-FQfs And, that is what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown! _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
