If you have a craving for some really delicious, chewy cookies, then spoon cookies could very well be your answer. They are incredibly joyful to eat, having just the right texture and taste to fuel the fanaticism of cookie lovers (read: cookie monsters)!. When it comes to spoon cookies, you have to wait a bit. A couple of days later, their texture just about melts in your mouth. They get better with time. Serve with half cherry and half strawberry for a taste that will leave you hungry for more.
Health benefits :
These cookies are not only tasty but also add a burst of energy to your body. They improve your cardiovascular activities and mitigate symptoms of constipation.
Ingredients
cup of cold, unsalted butter: 1
cups of sugar: 3/4
tbsp of vanilla: 2
cups of all-purpose flour: 2
tbsp of baking soda: 1
tbsp of salt: 1/8
cup of fruit of your choice (strawberry and cherry brings out the perfect flavors): 1/3
How To Make Spoon cookies
- To make the dough, fill the kitchen sink with about 2 inches of cold water. Melt the butter in a 2-3 quart saucepan over medium heat and cook, stir occasionally. Cook until the butter turns into a rich caramel brown, with flecks on bottom, it will take about 10 or 12 minutes.
- Place the pan in the sink to stop it from cooking and then cool. Stir it occasionally until butter becomes opaque. Remove the pan.
- Whisk sugar and vanilla into the pan.
- Mix flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl and pour it into the butter mixture until a dough forms.
- Shape it into balls and wrap. Set it aside at room temperature for about 1 or 2 hours.
- Press a piece of dough into a bowl of teaspoon, flatten the top, slide it out and place, flat on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake the cookies until pale golden. Cool cookies on the sheet for about 5 minutes.
- The heat preserved in the small saucepan should be poured through a sieve into a small bowl. Let it cool.
- Spread the flat side of a cookie with the preserved. Sandwich with flat side another cookie. Repeat with remaining cookies. Set aside for 45 minutes.
- Transfer to an air-tight container for about 2 days before eating.
Trivia
- The work ‘cookie’ comes from the Dutch word, koekje, meaning small cake.
Cookies were invented in 7th century Persia, which was also the first culture to found sugar.