Spoon Cookies

Vegetarian
Spoon Cookies
4500 min.
30
106kcal

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Welcome to the delightful world of Spoon Cookies, a charming dessert that is sure to impress your family and friends! These cookies are not only vegetarian but also offer a unique twist with their luscious fruit preserves filling, making them a perfect treat for any occasion. With a preparation time of 4500 minutes, these cookies allow you to savor the anticipation as the flavors develop beautifully over time.

Imagine the aroma of golden, nutty butter wafting through your kitchen as you melt it to perfection. The combination of all-purpose flour, sugar, and a hint of salt creates a dough that is both crumbly and cohesive, ready to be shaped into delightful little rounds. The process of pressing the dough into teaspoons adds a fun and interactive element to your baking experience, making it a great activity to share with loved ones.

Once baked to a pale golden hue, these cookies are transformed into delectable sandwiches, generously filled with your choice of fruit preserves. The contrast of the soft cookie and the sweet, tangy filling is simply irresistible. Allow them to set for a while, and you’ll be rewarded with a treat that is not only visually appealing but also bursting with flavor.

Perfect for gatherings, tea parties, or simply as a sweet indulgence at home, Spoon Cookies are a delightful way to satisfy your sweet tooth. So gather your ingredients, roll up your sleeves, and get ready to create a batch of these scrumptious cookies that will leave everyone asking for more!

Ingredients

  • teaspoon baking soda 
  • cups flour all-purpose
  • 0.3 cup fruit (your choice)
  • 0.1 teaspoon salt 
  • 0.8 cup sugar 
  • cup butter unsalted cold cut into pieces
  • teaspoons vanilla 

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • baking sheet
  • sauce pan
  • oven
  • whisk
  • sieve
  • plastic wrap

Directions

  1. Fill kitchen sink with about 2 inches of cold water. Melt butter in a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until butter turns golden with a nutlike fragrance and flecks on bottom of pan turn a rich caramel brown, 10 to 12 minutes. (Butter will initially foam, then dissipate. A thicker foam will appear and cover the surface just before butter begins to brown; stir more frequently toward end of cooking.)
  2. Place pan in sink to stop cooking, then cool, stirring frequently, until butter starts to look opaque, about 4 minutes.
  3. Remove pan from sink and stir in sugar and vanilla.
  4. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl and stir into butter mixture until a dough forms. Shape into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap, and let stand at cool room temperature 1 to 2 hours (to allow flavors to develop).
  5. Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325°F.
  6. Press a piece of dough into bowl of teaspoon, flattening top, then slide out and place, flat side down, on an ungreased baking sheet. (Dough will feel crumbly, but will become cohesive when pressed.) Continue forming cookies and arranging on sheet.
  7. Bake cookies until just pale golden, 8 to 15 minutes. Cool cookies on sheet on a rack 5 minutes, then transfer cookies to rack and cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  8. While cookies cool, heat preserves in a small saucepan over low heat until just runny, then pour through a sieve into a small bowl, pressing hard on solids, and cool completely.
  9. Spread the flat side of a cookie with a thin layer of preserves. Sandwich with flat side of another cookie. Continue with remaining cookies and preserves, then let stand until set, about 45 minutes.
  10. Transfer cookies to an airtight container and wait 2 days before eating.
  11. · Dough can be made 12 hours before baking and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature to soften slightly before forming cookies, about 30 minutes.· Cookies keep in an airtight container at room temperature 2 weeks.

Nutrition Facts

Calories106kcal
Protein3.51%
Fat52.5%
Carbs43.99%

Properties

Glycemic Index
4.84
Glycemic Load
8.09
Inflammation Score
-2
Nutrition Score
1.5230434935378%

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:106.11kcal
5.31%
Fat:6.24g
9.6%
Saturated Fat:3.9g
24.38%
Carbohydrates:11.76g
3.92%
Net Carbohydrates:11.5g
4.18%
Sugar:5.35g
5.94%
Cholesterol:16.27mg
5.42%
Sodium:47.37mg
2.06%
Alcohol:0.09g
100%
Alcohol %:0.49%
100%
Protein:0.94g
1.87%
Vitamin B1:0.07mg
4.41%
Selenium:2.93µg
4.19%
Vitamin A:197.04IU
3.94%
Folate:15.53µg
3.88%
Manganese:0.06mg
2.93%
Vitamin B2:0.05mg
2.68%
Vitamin B3:0.51mg
2.53%
Iron:0.4mg
2.22%
Vitamin E:0.18mg
1.2%
Phosphorus:11.15mg
1.11%
Fiber:0.27g
1.07%
Source:Epicurious