Scottish Fans

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 20
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 157.0
  • Total Fat: 4.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 12.4 mg
  • Sodium: 43.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 28.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
  • Protein: 2.3 g

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Introduction

Scottish Fan Cookies are a slightly puffy, crisp spiced brown sugar biscuit decorated to resemble a fan. A sprinkle of raw sugar adds a bit of crunch! Scottish Fan Cookies are a slightly puffy, crisp spiced brown sugar biscuit decorated to resemble a fan. A sprinkle of raw sugar adds a bit of crunch!
Number of Servings: 20

Ingredients

    2 cups flour
    1 cup barley flour
    ½ tsp baking powder
    ½ tsp salt
    ¼ tsp baking soda
    1 tsp ground ginger
    ½ tsp nutmeg
    ½ tsp cinnamon
    ¼ tsp cardamom
    1 cup brown sugar
    ½ cup butter
    2 egg whites
    1 tsp vanilla
    ¼ cup apple whisky, bourbon or water
    raw sugar, for sprinkling

Tips

From Alice Denhoff and William Kaufman, 1964


Directions

Whisk together the flours, baking powder, salt, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon and cardamom. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter until fluffy.
Add the egg whites, vanilla, and whisky, beating well.
Add the dry ingredients and mix to form a stiff dough.
Wrap tightly and chill for 2 hours.
Roll out to ⅛” thick and cut into 5” circles.
Quarter each circle and mark with the tines of a fork to resemble a fan. Dust with sugar if desired.
Transfer to parchment lined cookie sheets. Place in the freezer while oven heats.
Heat the oven to 325F
Bake cookies for 18 minutes, until just beginning to crisp on the edges.

Serving Size: Makes 20

Number of Servings: 20

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.