You can add as many of the suggested enticing spices as you like - the idea is to give the cookies a gentle warm flavor without making them taste like ginger cookies, and not to color the dough too much. Rose water and lemon add a special touch to the icing, along with any decorative embellishments you like!
BASIC SHORTBREAD:
8 oz. cold butter, cut into ½-inch chunks
½ cup sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
ADD INS:
¼ teaspoon of all or some of the following:
Ground cinnamon
Ground nutmeg
Ground ginger
Ground cardamom
A few scrapes of nutmeg
Vanilla extract
ICING:
1 cup sifted powdered sugar, plus more as needed
1 teaspoon rose water
1 tablespoon lemon juice, plus more as needed
FOR DECORATING (optional):
All or some of the following:
Dried rose petals
Hibiscus salt
Sprinkles or dragees
Chopped nuts
½ cup (60 grams) dried cranberries
2 teaspoons orange liqueur, such as Cointreau
1½ cups (213 grams) unbleached all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
Pinch of ground cloves
8 tablespoons (1 stick | 113 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
½ cup (100 grams) light brown sugar
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract1 cup (113 grams) confectioner’s sugar, preferably organic made with tapioca starch
3 tablespoons orange liqueur, such as Cointreau
Pinch of salt
1 cup (142g | 5 oz) all-purpose flour
1 cup (100g | 3½ oz) chickpea [garbanzo] flour, sifted
1 tablespoon semolina (for the slight crunch)
1 cup (200g | 7 oz) granulated sugar
1 cup ghee (195g | 6.88 oz), at room temperature
1 cup (143g | 5 oz) whole almonds
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
½ teaspoon baking powder
2 large egg yolks, whisked
4 oz grated parmigiano
4 oz butter, diced and chilled
4 oz AP flour
You could also fill these delicious cookies with any jam or preserve of choice, or even with some melted dark chocolate or Nutella!
⅓ cup olive oil
⅔ cup honey (melted if solid), or maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1½ cups GF flour of choice: I use brown rice, but could also be Cup4Cup
¾ cup GF rolled oats
1 tablespoon cornstarch or arrowroot
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
Zest of 1 orange
Quince paste, to fill
6 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
2 cups packed light brown sugar
4 large eggs
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups chopped walnuts, toasted
4 cups semisweet chocolate chips or chopped semisweet chocolate
It may seem strange, how a single sweet can suggest both the warmth of a flame on an open hearth and the cold mist hanging over a town surrounded by mountains. The scent of erroskilak does just that. A dough laced with anisado, an anise liqueur, cooks to a golden brown and releases the sweet scent of fried dough with a hint of anise. The erroskila’s big moment is at the country fair, where it’s sold in bags or freshly fried, tossed into a pile of white sugar and served warm. Form the fritters by rolling the dough between your hands or on the counter like a snake and folding it around back onto itself. You could also make a knot where the dough meets. Mass-produced or bakery-made fritters are more doughnutlike in appearance, but homemade erroskilak have a charm of their own, with their uneven ends and imperfect circular shape. Note: The size of the erroskilak is up to you. These are on the small side. However, you can make them larger—say, the size of a doughnut—if you’d like.
2 large eggs
½ cup (100g) sugar, plus more for dusting
½ cup (120 mL) anisette liqueur
⅔ cup (160 mL) sunflower or olive oil
3½ cups (440g) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
4 teaspoons baking powder
Pinch of kosher salt
Olive, sunflower, or vegetable oil, for frying
½ cup unsalted butter, cold, cut into small pieces
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling out dough
½ cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
Zest of one lemon or orange
2 large eggs, divided
Raspberry or apricot jam for centers
You've probably seen a similar title on a Quaker Oats canister. This version is an old one—altered by Quaker several times over the years—with changes (no cinnamon! fewer raisins! less soda! nuts!) from Lorraine's friend Magrit, who she met at the YMCA. A good recipe is meant to be shared!
2 sticks (8 oz.) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 packed cup brown sugar
½ cup sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs, at room temperature
1½ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
3 cups Quaker old-fashioned oats
¾ cup raisins
¼ cup nuts, optional
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