Glace Cherry Shortbreads
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- Number of Servings: 48
Ingredients
2/3 cup salted butter, softened1/4 cup low-fat cream cheese, softened1 cup icing sugar, sifted1 egg1 tsp vanilla1/2 tsp lemon extract1 1/4 cups flour1 cup cake flour10 oz glace cherries (red or green), cut in half
Cream butter, cream cheese and icing sugar until fluffy.
Beat in egg, vanilla and lemon extract.
Stir flours into the butter mixture until well blended.
Fold in cherries by hand.
Divide dough into three logs, about 1" across.
Wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 12 hours (alternately, wrap plactic-covered logs with foil and freeze up to 3 months).
Preheat oven to 325 F. Line a baking tray with parchment or a Silpat (do not grease - buy the parchment, you'll want it!).
Cut 1/8" thick slices of the cookie dough, place on sheets 1" apart.
Bake 8 minutes (or frozen dough for 12), until barely coloured.
Cool completely on sheets.
Number of Servings: 48
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Beat in egg, vanilla and lemon extract.
Stir flours into the butter mixture until well blended.
Fold in cherries by hand.
Divide dough into three logs, about 1" across.
Wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 12 hours (alternately, wrap plactic-covered logs with foil and freeze up to 3 months).
Preheat oven to 325 F. Line a baking tray with parchment or a Silpat (do not grease - buy the parchment, you'll want it!).
Cut 1/8" thick slices of the cookie dough, place on sheets 1" apart.
Bake 8 minutes (or frozen dough for 12), until barely coloured.
Cool completely on sheets.
Number of Servings: 48
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 78.4
- Total Fat: 3.0 g
- Cholesterol: 11.9 mg
- Sodium: 27.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 11.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
- Protein: 1.1 g
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