Scottish Lace Cookies Food

LACE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine chopped pecans and sugar; cover and process until nuts are ground. Transfer to a small bowl; add flour, baking powder and salt. In a bowl beat egg; add butter and vanilla. Stir into pecan mixture. , Drop by teaspoonfuls about 3 in. apart onto lightly greased foil-lined baking sheets. Place a pecan half in the center of each cookie. Bake at 325° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown and lacy. Allow cookies to cool completely before carefully removing from foil.

GRANDMA'S LACE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Melt butter in a microwave-safe bowl in a microwave. Add sugar and stir to combine. Add beaten egg and mix well. Stir in oats, flour, vanilla extract, salt, and baking powder.
• Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown, about 8 minutes. Let cool completely before removing cookies from foil.

LACE COOKIES (FLORENTINE COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with a silicone liner (such as Silpat®).
• Place almonds into the bowl of a food processor; alternate pulsing and running at full speed every few seconds until finely chopped and crumblike. Be careful not to go too far; you don't want them too fine and pasty.
• Combine butter, brown sugar, and honey in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir a few times and cook until melted and dissolved. Bring to a boil, then carefully remove from the heat.
• Add vanilla extract, salt, and flour, and whisk until smooth. Add chopped almonds and mix with a spatula until everything is combined.
• Drop eight uniformly sized, rounded spoonfuls of batter (each about 2 teaspoons, or 15 grams) onto the prepared sheet. Fine-tune the cookie shapes and make sure they are evenly spaced.
• Place in the center of the preheated oven and bake until golden brown and a bit darker around the outsides, 10 to 12 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through.
• Remove from the oven and slide the silicone liner off the baking sheet and directly onto the countertop. Allow to sit until cool and crisp, 3 to 5 minutes, then gently peel cookies off the liner. Repeat to bake remaining batches.
• Spread melted chocolate over the flat side of one cookie. Place a second cookie, flat-side down, on top to make a sandwich and press very gently to seal. Repeat to form remaining cookies. Let sit until chocolate has firmed up, about 30 minutes.

10 TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH COOKIES

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a Scottish cookie in 30 minutes or less!

LACE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients in a bowl until well combined. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or no-stick aluminum foil. Drop batter 3/4-tsp. at a time on baking sheet, leaving plenty of space between each. Cookies will spread to 4 or 5 inches in diameter when baked.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until thin and golden. Check early to make sure they don't overbrown. Line a wire rack with wax paper. Carefully remove cookies from baking sheet. They will be sticky, and a thin, metal spatula works best. Gently transfer to wax paper on wire rack and let cool.

SCOTTISH LACE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Cream together shortening and sugar. Beat in the eggs, then the almond extract. Gradually blend in oats and salt.
• Drop dough by spoonfuls 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Flatten cookies with the bottom of a glass dipped in flour. Bake 12-15 minutes until golden colored. Transfer to wire racks for cooling.

SCOTTISH LACE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 deg F.
• Cream together shortening and sugar. Beat in eggs, then extract. Gradually blen in oats and salt.
• Drop dough by spoonfuls 2 in apart on cookie sheets. Flatten cookies with the bottom of a glass dipped in flour. Bake 12-15 min until golden brown. Transfer to wire racks for cooling.

LEMON LACE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly grease two baking trays or line with Teflon sheets.
• Combine the flour, salt and nuts in a bowl.
• Place the brown sugar, corn syrup and butter in a heavy-based saucepan, and bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat and stir in the flour mixture, along with the lemon zest and juice.
• Drop 1/2 teaspoonfuls of the batter, about 2 inches apart, onto the baking trays.
• Bake 1 tray at a time for about 8 to 10 minutes, just until they are lightly browned at the edges.
• Allow to cool slightly before transferring to a rack.
• Store in an airtight container.

FRENCH LACE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375.
• Sift flour and Blend with nuts.
• Bring corn syrup, shortening, and sugar to boil in saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat; gradually stir in flour and nuts.
• Drop batter by level teaspoonfuls about 3 inches apart on baking sheet covered with wax paper (Bake only 8-9 at a time).
• Bake 5-6 min; allow to stand 5 minutes before removing.

CHOCOLATE LACE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt butter in large microwave-safe bowl.
• Add sugar and mix thoroughly.
• Add cocoa powder, baking soda, salt and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
• Add eggs and mix until smooth.
• Stir in flour, nuts and chips. (If using electric mixer, use low speed.).
• Place 12 SMALL rounded teaspoons of dough on well-greased baking sheet, spread as far apart as possible. They flatten during baking. If too large, they run together.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 11 minutes.
• Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes, then remove to wire rack to completely cool.
• Multiple cookie sheets cuts down waiting between batches.

SWEDISH LACE COOKIES (USING SUGAR SUBSTITUTES)

Steps:

• In large metal bowl, pour boiling water over the oats. Let set.
• In mixing bowl, beat butter, eggs, splenda, vanilla and molasses (if desired).
• Add the baking powder and the salt to the oats. Mix.
• Add the rice flour and beat inches.
• Add the oat mixture to the egg mixture.
• Make sure it is mixed well.
• Oven 375°F.
• Foil the bottom of two cookie sheets.
• Drop tsp of dough two to three inches apart.
• Watch carefully. These cookies will brown quickly.
• Take off foil when they are still warm.
• Place in custard cups to form if desired.
• Cool. Sometimes I form on the sides of glasses. Serve ice cream in the formed cups.
• I serve applesauce in them also.