Sparkling Strawberry Cream Wafers

Do you avoid cookie recipes that call for rolling out the dough and cutting out shapes? I usually do because those types of recipes just take longer and I don't usually have alot of time to spend on a recipe! 

Well, today I made some pretty pink Strawberry Cream Wafers, which called for rolling out the dough. This dough, however, was very easy to work with and I had no trouble at all with rolling it out. I did make sure to let it rest for (almost!) an hour before rolling it out. (I'm not too good at waiting! LOL!)

I got the recipe from White Lily. That's a popular flour here in the South, and one that I use in most recipes. Well, of course I wanted PINK cookies, so I added a tiny bit (less than 1/8 tsp) pink color gel to the dough.

The dough itself has no sugar in it. It's kinda like a pie dough. Instead of rolling the dough out on a floured surface, I rolled my dough out onto my counter sprinkled with sanding sugar. This kept the dough from sticking to my rolling pin and counter and gave the cookies a lovely sparkle! If you don't have sanding sugar, you can just use regular sugar.

The recipe says to bake at 375 degrees for 7-9 minutes or until edges just begin to brown. It took my oven closer to 12 minutes, so just watch them.

I pretty much went by the filling recipe, but since I didn't have any raspberry jam, I used Strawberry. I also added 2 teaspoons lemon juice, and didn't use the almond extract.

Then I Filled half the cookies and topped with the other half!

They turned out so yummy!! I would definitely make these again!

 So, the next time you need something pretty to take to a function, remember

 these! For the recipe, just click on the link!

Thanks so much for visiting!!

       

Chewy Almond Orange Cookies

As you may have noticed, I love cookie recipes that include egg whites.  I love a light and chewy cookie that goes good with a cup of tea. Today I tried a cookie called Chewy Almond Orange Biscuits. Just looking at the ingredients, I knew it would be yummy........ground almonds, orange zest, honey, sugar, & egg whites.

The recipe couldn't be easier - you just beat the egg whites to soft peaks, then add the rest of the ingredients and mix into a paste. Next you form the dough into small balls and dredge in powdered sugar.  I used my small cookie scoop to form the balls which made the process really easy. Then place the cookie balls on a baking sheet, lightly press down on the cookies with 2 fingers just to flatten them a bit and bake at 325 degrees for 18 minutes.

The cookies need to cool on the baking sheet to firm up before eating.

 I really liked this cookie. It was lightly chewy, not too sweet and had a fresh orange flavor. It would be really good with a cup of Earl Grey!

You could substitute lemon or lime zest for the orange, or try all three together for a chewy almond citrus cookie! They are also Gluten Free. 

If you want to give it a try, just click on the link!