One bite of these and I was instantly transported! I can't remember where or when I've eaten these but the taste and aroma of these lovely biscuits was incredibly familiar.
I had no issues at all making these. The dough came together easily, rolled out well, cut well and cooked perfectly. I used hazelnut meal and raspberry jam for these but really the possibilities are endless. I ended up using an apple corer to cut out the little holes in the middle because nothing else was the right size!
I made a full batch of the dough but only cooked 3 biscuits, 1 for each of us. The rest of the dough is biding it's time in the freezer, ready to be made into Christmas gifts. I took the advice of others and made sure to roll the dough very thin, so the whole cookie sandwich is probably 1/4 inch.
The taste test ...
Simply fabulous. The hazelnuts and ground cloves gave it a rich, aromatic earthiness which worked perfectly with the raspberry jam. Loved the crunch! I much prefer crunchy biscuits to soft cakey ones any day. I will definitely be making more of these!
Thank you to noskos of Living the Life for this wonderful pick.
Next week: Grandma's All-Occasion Sugar Cookies (which I've already made but will wait to post next Tuesday).
Lucky you to have some of the dough still to bake up and enjoy - mine were gone too quickly! Very pretty.
ReplyDeletethey look beautiful! glad you enjoyed them :) they really are perfect for christmas gifts!
ReplyDeleteThese are so cute! And they will be great holiday cookies!
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