HALF MOON COOKIES
The potato flour makes a very tender crust. These are best eaten the same day they are baked, but prepare dough one day ahead. Ideally, pearl sugar should be used in the sugar/nut mixture for sprinkling. Pearl sugar can be bought at Scandinavian shops. If you can't find it, just use crushed sugar cubes.
Provided by J. Storm
Categories Desserts Cookies Filled Cookie Recipes
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Sift the all-purpose flour, potato flour and white sugar together. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the egg and mix just until the dough begins to gather together. Form the dough into a ball, then flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- Divide dough in half and soften at room temperature for 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Knead dough briefly to soften, adding more flour it too sticky to work with. Roll 1 piece of dough out between sheets of floured wax paper to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Cut out rounds that are 2 1/2 inches across using a fluted cookie cutter or tart mold. Transfer cookies to the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Place 1/4 teaspoon preserves in center of each cookie. Gently fold half of cookie over preserves, covering 2/3 of bottom half of cookie (a little bit of the bottom layer of the cookie should be showing). Combine pearl sugar and nuts. Brush cookies lightly with beaten egg white. Sprinkle generously with nut mixture.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 minutes or until a pale golden color. Cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes then transfer to rack and cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 185.4 calories, Carbohydrate 24.2 g, Cholesterol 29.1 mg, Fat 9.3 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 2.2 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 61.9 mg, Sugar 8.7 g
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Letho Mpande
letho_mpande93@yahoo.comI will say they are very pretty, but unfortunately they are not for me. I wish I liked cream cheese.
Avumile Av
a.av@gmail.comThese were phenomenal. I had never tried anything like this before and I am blown away.
Farid Matubber
farid@hotmail.comThese cookies are so easy to make and they taste delicious. I'll definitely be making them again.
Beverly Bostick
bostick@yahoo.comI've made these cookies several times and they're always a hit. They're perfect for parties or bake sales.
SN Nahim
sn-n91@gmail.comThese cookies were a little dry, but they were still tasty.
sami jee
samij36@yahoo.comThese cookies are amazing! I love the combination of the cookie and the cream cheese filling.
Sanjida Simla
s@gmail.comI had a hard time getting the dough to roll out evenly, but the cookies still turned out pretty good.
Razaul Khn
razaul-khn10@gmail.comThese cookies were a little too sweet for my taste, but they were still good.
Razaq Ali Qureshi
a_razaq@yahoo.comThese cookies are so easy to make, even for a beginner baker like me. They're also really versatile - I've tried them with different flavors of cream cheese and they're always delicious.
Yanet F
f-yanet@gmail.comI've made these cookies several times now and they always turn out perfect. They're the perfect balance of soft and chewy.
Google Play Games
g_g15@yahoo.comThese half-moon cookies were a hit with my family and friends! They're easy to make and so delicious. I especially love the combination of the sweet cookie dough and the tangy cream cheese filling.