Raspberry Shortbread With A White Chocolate Drizzl Recipes

Steps:

• cream butter and sugar together until fluffy (about 3 minutes. add vanilla and nutmeg
• slowly add flour (1/2 cup at a time) until soft dough forms
• roll into 1 inch balls and then press down with thumb to make a "well" in the middle of cookie dough
• with a small spoon, drop in raspberry jam into indentation in the center of the cookie
• bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes cool on rack
• take 4 oz bar of white chocolate and pulverize into dust in food processor or chop finely place in a sturdy Ziploc freezer bag and microwave for 10 second at a time until melted. Cut a small snip in the corner of the bag and drizzle melted white chocolate over cookie.
• Once white chocolate has hardened cookies can be eaten or frozen for a few weeks in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla. In a small bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing well., Press half of the dough onto bottom of a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Top with spreadable fruit. Crumble remaining dough over fruit. Bake on lowest oven rack 30-40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack., Place chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; stir with a whisk until smooth. Drizzle over top; let stand until set. Cut into bars.

Steps:

• Beat butter and shortening together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth; add white sugar, confectioners' sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Beat until just combined. Stir in egg and vanilla extract. Gradually mix in flour until just combined. Cover and refrigerate dough for 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Roll the dough into 3/4-inch balls and arrange on an ungreased baking sheet. Press your thumb or end of wooden spoon into the center of each dough ball making an indentation. Spoon 1/4 teaspoon jam into each thumbprint.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookies become lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
• Place white chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl; cook in microwave in 10-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until chips are melted. Spoon melted white chocolate into a disposable decorating or plastic bag. Snip off one small corner of bag; drizzle white chocolate over cookies. Sprinkle with red sugar.

Steps:

• In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using a hand mixer), cream the butter until soft and fluffy.
• Add the egg yolks and mix well.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the granulated sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Add to the butter/egg yolk mixture and mix just until incorporated and the dough starts to come together.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and form into 2 balls.
• Wrap each ball in plastic wrap and freeze at least 2 hours or overnight, or for as long as a month.
• Preheat the oven to 350F.
• Remove 1 ball of dough from the freezer and coarsely grate the frozen dough into the bottom of a 9 by 13 inch baking pan or a 10 inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
• Make sure the surface is covered evenly with shreds of dough; gently press down on dough to compact slightly.
• With a spoon or spatula, spread the jam over the surface, to within 1/2-inch of the edge all the way around.
• Remove the remaining dough from the freezer and coarsely grate it over the entire surface.
• Bake until light golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes.
• As soon as the shortbread comes out of the oven, dust with confectioners sugar.
• Cool on a wire rack, then cut in the pan with a serrated knife.

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Beat in extract; gradually add flour until dough forms a ball.
• Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
• Roll into 1 inch balls.
• Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the center.
• Fill with jam.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 14-18 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• Remove to wire racks to cool.
• Spoon additional into cookies if desired.
• Combine glaze ingredients and drizzle over cookies.

Steps:

• Line a roasting dish with foil, leaving enough room at either end so you can immediately lift it out.
• Beat butter and half of the sugar to a cream. Add 1 beaten egg; mix well, then add the flour. Knead well and cover the base of the pan with the shortbread. It is easy to take small pieces and flatten in your hand first. Spread thinly with raspberry jam.
• Mix the remaining sugar with 1 egg, adding the coconut mix together well. Carefully add all over the top, using a fork to cover properly. Bake at 150°C (300°F) for about 30 minutes. Coconut should be nicely browned.
• Lift out the shortbread as soon as its cooked - using the extra foil on both sides of the roasting dish, place on a cutting board then cut into squares immediately and leave to cool.
• PLEASE NOTE: Don't use sweetened coconut as the sugar in it melts and the syrup from it dilutes the base.