Breads & Pastries
Sweet, tart, and buttery all at once! Our Cornelian Cherry Cookies are the ultimate nostalgic treat. We take a lemon-infused shortbread dough, coat it in sugar for an extra crunch, and fill the center with tangy jam. The result? A 'sandy' texture that melts in your mouth, balanced by the bright acidity of the fruit. They are super easy to make and vanish from the plate in seconds!
Ingredients :
- 240 g all-purpose flour (approx. 2 cups)
- 140 g butter (room temperature)
- 75 g powdered sugar
- 2 eggs (yolks for the dough, whites reserved for coating)
- 1 packet (5 g) vanilla sugar (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 70 g Cornelian cherry jam (or any thick, tart jam like raspberry/apricot)
- For coating: 1/2 cup granulated sugar (or crushed walnuts/hazelnuts)
Preparation :
- Place the room-temperature butter in a large mixing bowl. Sift the flour over the butter.
- Using your fingertips, rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs (this ensures a sandy, melt-in-the-mouth texture).
- Separate the egg yolks from the whites. Set the whites aside in a small bowl for later.
- Add the powdered sugar, egg yolks, lemon zest, vanilla, and baking powder to the flour-butter mixture.
- Knead gently until a smooth, non-sticky dough forms. Do not overwork the dough.
- Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rest at room temperature (or in the fridge if it's too soft) for 20 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Take walnut-sized pieces of dough and roll them into balls. Using your thumb or the back of a teaspoon, make a deep indentation in the center of each cookie.
- Dip each ball first into the egg whites, them in the granulated sugar.
- Place the balls on the baking tray.
- Fill each indentation with a teaspoon of Cornelian cherry jam.
- Bake for about 20 minutes until they are slightly golden around the edges.
- Remove from the oven and let them cool on the tray (the jam will be very hot). Enjoy your crispy, tart-sweet treats!