One of my favorite things about going home for the holidays is my Grandma's delicious pastry puff inspired cookie. I request this cookie every year, and every year she tells me she is not going to make it, then surprises me on Christmas with a special tin full of what she has re-named "Marie's Favorite Cookie". The bite sized cookie is made with a flaky crust and filled with a drop of almond paste and sweet strawberry jam (my favorite for this particular treat, but any flavor will work). In the spirit of the holidays, each cookie is finished with a light dusting of Christmas snow (confectioner's sugar).
Marie's Favorite Cookie (yield, approx. 2 dozen 2-inch cookies)
Ingredients:
2 sticks salted butter
8 oz pkg cream cheese
2 cups sifted all purpose flour
2 tbsp almond paste, divided
2 tbsp seedless strawberry jam (or any other flavor), divided
Egg white from 1 egg
Confectioner's sugar to finish
Preparation:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix butter, cream cheese and flour together like a pie crust (these directions come straight from my Grandma- and when I asked her what exactly that meant, she so eloquently explained to me- just do what it says).
3. Roll the dough out on a floured surface and cut circles with a round cookie cutter (it can be any size, but she uses one with a 2-inch diameter).
4. Drop 1/4 tsp each jam and almond paste in the center of dough circle. Brush the edges with egg white and immediately top with another dough circle. Press the sides with a fork to seal.
5. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Allow to cool.
6. Once cooled, top each cookie with a light dusting of confectioner's sugar.
Merry Christmas!
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