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Spicy Italian Christmas Cookies Recipe
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Midgelet / All my dishes 12 months ago
This cookies using a base of almond macaroons. Use storebought or make your own!
Differently delicious!
Prep:15m Cook:20m Servings:28
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 Midgelet |
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Ingredients
- 4 oz (100 grams) Amaretti biscuits (almond macaroons)
- l oz (25 grams) dried figs
- 2 and 1/2 oz (65 grams) superfine sugar
- 2 oz (50 grams) plain white or Italian type '00' flour
- 1 oz (25 grams) ground almonds
- Dash of vanilla extract
- Grated zest of 1/2 an unwaxed lemon
- 1/4 teaspoon (2.5 ml) baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon (2.5 ml) ground cinnamon
- 1 oz (25 grams) sultanas
- 1 egg white
- 4 tablespoons (15 ml) dry white wine
- Icing sugar, for sprinkling
Directions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C (350°F) Gas Mark 4.
- Grease several large baking trays.
- Finely grind the Amaretti biscuits and chop the figs.
- Put in a bowl with all the remaining ingredients except the egg white, wine and icing sugar.
- Make a well in the center and add the egg white and wine and mix to form a stiff dough.
- On a lightly floured surface, knead vigorously for about 10 minutes. (The dough will become stickier when kneaded.)
- Shape the dough into flat cookies, the size of chestnuts, and place on the prepared baking trays.
- Bake in the oven for 18-20 minutes until dry and the surface is slightly cracked.
- Transfer onto a wire rack and leave to cool.
- Sprinkle with sifted icing sugar before serving.
- Store in an airtight tin. Makes about 28 cookies.
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linspj 12 months ago said:
MMMMMMM! Wow these look very nice!! 5
grumblebee 12 months ago said:
Love the different flavours and textures in this. The figs and lemon are an interesting addition!
Can't wait to give these a try. The house will smell soooooo yummmy as these bake up, i'm sure. (full of cinnamony, spicy scents)
Thanks for this. :)
momo_55grandma 12 months ago said:
Will make a fantastic christmas cookie, thanks