Peach Cookies

2018-06-08 14:45:35

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Peach Cookies

Peach Cookies are an impressive dessert perfect for summer days that look and taste like peaches These cookies are known worldwide and are usually made during the holiday season reminding to many of us of the beautiful childhood days To print the recipe check the full recipe on my blog Ingredients Makes about 15 peach cookiesCookie Dough1 2 3 cup 210g all purpose flour1 1 2 tsp 6g baking powder1 4 tsp 1g salt1 2 cup 110g butter softened1 2 cup 60g powdered sugar1 egg1 tsp 5g vanilla extract3 tbsp 45g sour creamLemon zest from 1 lemonFilling1 4 cup 30g ground pecans or walnuts or almonds1 4 cup 80g peach jamreserved cookie crumbsFor decoration2 3 cup 160ml Peach liqueur dividedred food coloringyellow food coloringfine sugargreen leaves1 Preheat oven to 350F 180C Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside 2 Prepare cookie dough In a large bowl mix butter with sugar and lemon zest until creamy Add egg and mix until well combined Mix in vanilla extract and sour cream 3 In a medium bowl whisk together flour baking powder and salt With mixer on low incorporate flour mixture to butter mixture 4 Grease your hands with softened butter or oil Scoop about 1 tbsp 15g od dough and shape into balls Place the balls on the prepared baking sheets 5 Flatten the balls slightly 6 Bake for 13 15 minutes until bottoms are lightly golden brown 7 Remove form the oven and let cool completely 8 When cookies are cooled use a small sharp knife to remove the cookie center crumb and place it in a bowl as it will be used for the filling 9 Prepare the filling Break the reserved cookie centers into crumbs Add peach jam and ground pecans or walnuts over the reserved cookie crumbs and stir to combine 10 Place the filling into a piping bag fitted with a plain tip I ve used a 9 mm tip 11 Fill the cookies and match two cookies together 12 Decorate cookies Add about ⅓ cup 80ml peach liqueur into a small bowl Ad yellow food coloring Add another ⅓ cup 80ml peach liqueur into another bowl and add red food coloring In another bowl add a bit of fine sugar 13 Dip about a half of each sandwiched cookie into the yellow liqueur and then into the red one Let it drain a bit and then roll into sugar to coat evenly 14 Place the peach cookies onto a serving platter and decorate with green leaves if desired Enjoy Winoa by WinoaFollow me