[Sca-cooks] Cookie Exchange for Cariadoc ;-)

[Phlip]

What? Have we faded out on the cookie exchange? Haven't seen any recipes for
a couple of days. So, I just got this recipe from Carrig, and knew it was
just what Cariadic needed ;-)

Saffron Cookies

This recipe is originally credited to Sidney Duerr in "Herbs for Every
Garden" by Gertrude B. Foster (1966).  If you use a cookie press with an
indented design, the raised part of the design should turn a light brown and
the body of the cookie will remain yellow -- a nice contrast.  However,  the
top browning happens very quickly so it's important to watch the cookies
carefully in this final stage because the bottom can also burn.   As a safe
alternative, suggest browning the top with a small propane torch after the
cookies have been baked!

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups flour
1/8 tsp. salt
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup butter
1 egg
1/4 tsp. saffron threads, steeped in a small amount of water


Preparation:

Cream the butter and sugar together in a mixer and add the egg.  Cream until
light and fluffy.  Add the saffron liquid (about 1 TBS) and mix well.

Sift the dry ingredients and mix into the butter-sugar mixture.

Wrap the dough in wax paper and refrigerate until firm (about 30 - 45
minutes).

To form the cookies, cut off a small piece of dough and roll it into a ball.
Then flatten the ball with a fork, glass with a decorative bottom or a
cookie press (depending on the type of design you wish to achieve).
Bake at 400° for 7 - 10 minutes. Do not let the bottom burn.

Saint Phlip,
CoD

"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
 Blacksmith's credo.

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....



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