LILLA'S PEACH COOKIES
My mom's recipe for making approximately 30 Italian peach cookies, which refers more to the shape than the flavor. These cookies are traditionally served during special occasions like weddings, bridal showers, and holidays such as Christmas. Recipe can be doubled
Provided by Marie
Categories Dessert
Time 5h
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- Optional but highly recommended to measure out all the ingredients first and set aside
- In the bowl of a standing mixer, add eggs and sugar and beat with whisk attachment for about 2 minutes until light and fluffy
- add the oil all at once and mix until blended
- add the milk and mix until blended
- Combine the baking powder with the flour and then add to the mixing bowl with egg mixture and combine until very soft dough forms (see photo)
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and set into the refrigerator for at least 2 hours
- preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line baking sheets with silicone baking sheet or parchment paper
- Using a cookie scoop or tablespoon, portion dough into approximately 60 to 64 cookies. The shape should be round with a slightly flattened top (see photo)
- please note that this is a sticky dough! use cooking spray to help prevent dough from sticking to hands when forming cookies
- bake in oven for about 25 to 28 minutes. Note that these cookies are intentionally overbaked so that they can withstand the dipping step and not fall apart. That said, do not burn the cookies! They should have a golden color.
- After cookies are baked, carve them while they are still warm.
- The cookies should be cool enough to handle but still warm enough to allow carving. If they are cool, the cookies will be more likely to break when you try to carve the bottom out
- Using a small knife with a pointed tip, carve out the bottom (see photo) so that they can be filled with pastry cream.
- After all cookies have been carved, store them in a sealed container until ready to fill and decorate
- Note that this recipe makes a little more cream than needed; the extra pastry cream is delicious enjoyed alone!
- Also note that the sugar is divided, so please use sugar number 1 in first part of recipe and sugar number 2 in second part as described below
- Combine milk and sugar number 1 in a medium sized sauce pan/pot and heat until slightly boiling over medium high heat
- In the meantime, combine the cornstarch with sugar number 2 and then add to the eggs and mix well but do not introduce too much air
- After milk come to slight boil, pour about 1/3 of it into the egg/sugar/cornstarch mixture while whisking vigorously
- Return this egg mixture back to the pot containing the remaining milk/sugar mixture and heat over medium high heat for 2 minutes while whisking constantly. Mixture will become very thick. Whisk well continuously and make sure to stir the bottom of pot and bottom edges of pot to avoid scorching
- Remove pot from stove, add butter, and stir well until all butter is melted
- If using liquor, add to finished cream and combine well.
- Cover with plastic wrap (ensure the top of the cream is in direct contact with plastic wrap or film will develop)
- Cool and then store in the refrigerator until ready to use
- Add 1 cup of water, sugar, lemon and orange peels, cinnamon stick, peach jello, and vanilla extract to a pan and set over the stove. Heat and stir over medium flame for about 5 minutes
- Add a bit of the red food coloring (one drop at a time), and stir until desired color is achieved.
- Remove mixture/pan from flame and add remaining cup of water to dilute the mixture and cool it down a bit.
- Optional, add peach liquor to taste (add 2 tablespoons at a time and taste as you go)
- Organize an area for decorating cookies
- Set out everything you'll need: the carved cookies, the dipping syrup for dipping, and the pastry cream to fill the cookies. You may also need some paper towels to wipe up if the syrup drips. You will also need a baking tray lined with parchment or aluminum foil.
- We typically dip, fill, and put together one cookie at a time.
- Although most cookies should be similar in size, it might help to match up 2 cookies before proceeding to the dip, fill stage
- Dip 2 cookies (I dunk them three times), let excess syrup drip off, then fill each half with pastry cream and join the cookies together like a sandwich. Wipe excess cream that may ooze out with finger and place on nonstick paper lined baking sheet. Note that you should use a small and deep container to dip the cookies as the syrup starts to run low to make things easier.
- Continue until all the cookies are dipped, filled and joined together
- place the tray of cookies in the refrigerator for about 2 hours or so until they have dried slightly and then sprinkle with sugar (NOT powdered sugar but regular granulated sugar) and insert leaves to decorate. We use a sugar shaker but you can sprinkle with tablespoon.
- Cookies can be made 3 or 4 days in advance and stored in the refrigerator. They do not need to be covered as they should be quite moist and are not subject to drying out quickly.
- Pastry cream can be made ahead and stored for 2 days
- More tips on making pastry cream here
- It is not recommended to freeze pastry cream (see explanation in link above); however, you may freeze cookies ahead of time and then fill and decorate a day before needed.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 pastry, Calories 320 kcal, Carbohydrate 55 g, Protein 6 g, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Cholesterol 114 mg, Sodium 73 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 32 g
EUROPEAN PEACH COOKIES
Steps:
- Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat the butter, eggs, sugar, and vanilla together. Next, add the flour and baking powder until well-combined.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Next, form small, round balls out of the dough (about the size of a walnut).
- Arrange the dough balls on the baking sheet about an inch apart. Bake for about 15-20 minutes (you'll want to pull them out of the oven while they're still white, not golden brown).
- Using a knife, cut out a small hole in the center of each cookie.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 215 kcal, Carbohydrate 27 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 11 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 39 mg, Sodium 16 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 15 g, UnsaturatedFat 4 g, ServingSize 1 serving
PEACH COOKIES
Get ready to fool and delight your friends with these cookies. They look exactly like little peaches and are as delicious as they are gorgeous!
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 10h35m
Yield 24 servings
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- For the pastry cream: Whisk together 1 1/2 cups of the milk, 1/4 cup of the sugar and the salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, whisking until the sugar is dissolved.
- Meanwhile, whisk the cornstarch and egg yolks with the remaining 1/2 cup milk and 1/4 cup sugar in a medium bowl until smooth. Ladle about 1/2 cup of the hot milk mixture into the bowl while whisking, then add all of the mixture back to the saucepan. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly; let boil until thickened, about 2 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, then stir in the preserves, schnapps and almond extract. Cool the pastry cream slightly, then cover the surface directly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold.
- For the cookies: Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk together the sugar, milk, butter, nectar, schnapps and eggs in a large bowl. Add the flour mixture and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth to make a thick, sticky dough.
- Lightly grease your hands with the oil and roll tablespoons of the dough into balls, arranging them about 1 1/2 inches apart on the lined baking sheets. Bake one sheet at a time, until the undersides of the cookies are golden and the tops are just set, about 15 minutes. Cool just a few minutes. While the cookies are still warm, use a sharp paring knife to cut an approximately 1-inch-wide teaspoon-sized divot into the flat side of each cookie (be careful not to pierce the tops or sides of the cookies). Bake the other sheet of cookies and cut out the divots. Cool the cookies completely.
- Spoon a heaping teaspoon of pastry cream into each cookie, then sandwich 2 similar-looking ones together to make a peach shape, cleaning off any pastry cream that squeezes out of the seams. At this point, the cookies may not stick together very well; prop them up next to each other to keep their shape.
- For decorating: Combine the nectar and almond extract in a small bowl and add enough food coloring to make it bright red, about 8 drops. Put the sugar in another bowl.
- Working one at a time, paint each peach cookie all over with the red nectar mixture using a medium paintbrush, then roll in the sugar to coat thoroughly. Make sure the cookies are still nicely sandwiched and place in a 9-by-13-inch baking pan (the cookies should fit snugly in the baking pan so that they keep their shape). Cover the dish with plastic and refrigerate 8 hours and up to overnight (this will blend the flavors and also set the pastry cream to keep the cookies together).
- Just before serving, garnish each cookie with a clove and mint sprig to look like little stems.
PESCHE - ITALIAN PEACH WEDDING COOKIES
Years ago, my grandmother and great-aunt went to Italy for their cousin's daughter's wedding. They ALWAYS tell the story of this glorious table full of these delectable cookies shaped like little peaches. My great-aunt, being the baker of the family, asked her cousin for the recipe. She was told that these lovely little cookies were traditionally served at weddings there in their small Italian village. The recipe itself is quite simple, however, it is the method in which you assemble the cookies that makes these so unique. My great aunt adapted the original filling. In Italy, the peach cookies were filled with cream custard held together at the crease by dark chocolate. Because she needed to make her's in advance, she changes the filling to peach preserves. If you use the traditional cream for the filling, the cookies must be made and eaten THAT DAY. I've left the recipe in her original words. The number of cookies this makes is an ESTIMATE! Will update after I speak to my great-aunt.
Provided by Kozmic Blues
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 100 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°.
- Lightly grease cookie sheets.
- Mix together sugar, eggs and oil. Add flour and baking powder.
- Form 1" balls (cookies should be "flat" on the bottom where they rest on the cookie sheet) and bake about 10-15 minutes (until lightly browned on the bottom).
- While still warm, take a small pointed knife and scoop out a pocket on the flat side of each cookie.
- Fill with preserves & spread a small amount on the flat sides as you join 2 cookies together to form the peach.
- Color the brandy with a little food coloring & dip the peaches to give them a "blush".
- Then roll the peach in granulated sugar.
- You may garnish with artificial leaves for presentation.
- **Variation--if you have the time to make these lovely cookies on the actual day that they will be eaten, you may fill the pockets with pastry cream, and then seal the two halves together with melted dark chocolate!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 96.3, Fat 4.8, SaturatedFat 0.7, Cholesterol 14.9, Sodium 27.7, Carbohydrate 11.7, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 4, Protein 1.5
PESCHE - ITALIAN PEACHES COOKIES
Labor-intensive, but well worth the effort. These cookies are typically only served at weddings or special holidays because they require a gathering of women to increase the rate of production and the fun. My cousins and I spent countless holidays sneaking into the freezer to snag a tasty frozen peach. Finally, we convinced my nonna to teach us how to make this special peaches and we have enjoyed making them ever since. They freeze well and are actually better if frozen immediately and taken out when needed. These are meant to be enjoyed with many friends and family and they NEVER disappoint. In fact, after living in Italy for two years, I learned that my nonna's peaches were better than any I could find in Italy. I think some recipes have been corrupted by modern conveniences, but my nonna's recipe has not changed since she immigrated in the 50's.
Provided by nclorusso
Categories Dessert
Time 2h45m
Yield 30-40 cookies, 30-40 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- No need for a mixer - just cream butter and sugar with a wooden spoon, add eggs, continue to cream and then add lemon juice. Add almond extract (the amount is negotiable, and I tend to add a little bit more because I like mine very almondy). Combine baking powder with 3 cups of flour and add to slowly to creamed ingredients -- mix only with your hands! Add the rest of the flour until dough is not sticky. It takes some practice to get the texture perfect. You may have to add a little more flour to get it just right. You do not want it to be too greasy as the cookies will not rise well.
- Roll cookies into balls with about 1 tbsp worth of dough. Bake cookies at 325 degrees for 15-20 minutes -- watch until start to turn golden. Let cookies cool fully (sometimes I cook them the night before and let them sit out to dry). When cool, carve insides out to make room for pudding.
- Make two bowls of water and vanilla extract. Add yellow food coloring to one and red and yellow to other. Add just a few drops as you just want a light coloring. Have another small bowl of sugar ready for dipping.
- Fill one cookie with chocolate pudding and one with vanilla pudding and stick together. Dip "peach" half way into one colored water and then walf into the other. Sprinkle or dip in sugar (don't go overboard on sugar, you just need a little sprinkle as a finishing touch). Put in cupcake paper and freeze immediately. Take out and that when needed.
PESCHE DOLCI - ITALIAN "PEACH" COOKIES RECIPE
Provided by Maverick19
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Make chocolate and vanilla pudding prior to starting the cookies. 1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar together until the mixture is fluffy and thick. You can use hand held or stand mixer. 2. Add the butter to the bowl and continue to whip until it is fully incorporated. 3. Add the lemon and orange zests and mix well 4. Add the salt and 1/2 cup flour at a time, into the cookie dough until the batter is smooth. If the dough is too dry, you can add liquor if needed (or milk) 5. Taking a small amount of dough (Tbsp worth) and mold over a very well oiled walnut shell (use non-stick spray and spray the walnut shells VERY WELL!). Place onto a parchment lined baking sheet. 6. Bake in a preheated oven for 16 minutes. When 16 minutes are up, you can place the cookies under a LOW Broil, if you would like them to be browned on the tops (about 2 minutes. I do NOT put them under the broiler. 7. Allow to cool, until you can handle cookies, with a knife, trim any dough on the bottom of the walnut shells, off. 8. Pair up similar sized halves and set aside until ready to assemble Cookie Assembly: 1. In a small bowl, fill with Peach Schnapps and yellow food coloring. In a second small bowl, fill with Sambuca and red food coloring. In a third bowl, fill with granulated sugar. 2. Fill one half (one cookie) with the vanilla pudding and another half with chocolate pudding. Press the cookies together to form a peach. 3. Dip 1/2 peach cookie in red food coloring and the other half in the yellow food coloring. Roll the entire cookie in the sugar and then place the cookie in a cupcake liner. These cookies are best consumed in three days
AUSTRIAN PEACH COOKIES II
Cookies are shaped like miniature peaches and filled with jam and chocolate.
Provided by Barbara
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Austrian
Time 1h20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and 1 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour and baking powder, stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place balls 1 inch apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until cookies start to brown on the bottom. remove from baking sheets and cool on wire racks.
- When cookies are completely cool, carve a hole into the flat side of each cookie using a small knife. Save the crumbs. In a heatproof bowl, melt chocolate chips in a microwave or over a pan of simmering water. Stir frequently until smooth. In a medium bowl, stir together the melted chocolate, apricot jam, ground pecans, rum and reserved crumbs until well blended. Fill the carved out centers of the cookies with the chocolate mixture and stick two cookies together with the filling sides in to form a peach shape.
- Divide the remaining cup of sugar into two bowls. One bowl should contain 1/4 cup and 3/4 cup in the other. Color the small bowl with the red coloring by working it in with your fingers. Color the other bowl with the yellow coloring and add a pinch of the red sugar to it to make a peachy color. Brush each cookie with water and roll them first in the yellow sugar, then dip a part of them into the red sugar to give them a blush. Insert plastic green stems into the top for a realistic effect.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 937.3 calories, Carbohydrate 155.6 g, Cholesterol 124.6 mg, Fat 31.3 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 12 g, SaturatedFat 17 g, Sodium 111.4 mg, Sugar 87.4 g
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