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> 1995 2nd Place: Brown Butter Maple Spritz
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> Serving Size :30
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> Categories :Bars and Cookies Cookies
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> Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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> 1 1/4 Cup Unsalted butter
> 1 c Confectioners' sugar
> 2 ts Pure vanilla extract
> 1 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
> 1 Egg
> 2 Egg yolks
> 2 1/4 Cup Unsifted
> All-purpose flour
> 1/2 c Pure maple syrup
> Milk or whipping cream
> If necessary
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> 1. To brown the butter, melt butter in a small, heavy saucepan over low
> heat. When fully melted, increase heat to medium and cook, stirring
> constantly, until the butter turns a medium brown and smells nutty.
> Measure out 1 cup to use for cookies and reserve the rest for the
> filling. Refrigerate until firm but not solid, about 30 minutes. 2. For
> cookies, heat oven to 325 degrees. Have ready a cookie press and
> ungreased baking sheet(s). 3. Beat the 1 cup brown butter, 1/2 cup of the
> confectioners' sugar, vanilla and salt in large bowl of electric mixer
> until creamy. Add egg and egg yolks and mix to combine. Stop mixer and add
> flour; mix on low speed just until flour disappears. 4. Transfer dough
> to a cookie press and press onto baking sheet in desired shapes, spacing
> them 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake until set, 16 to 18 minutes. Transfer to a
> wire rack to cool. 5. For filling, cook maple syrup in a heavy 2-quart
> saucepan over high heat for 5 minutes. Cool to lukewarm then stir in
> remaining 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar. Beat the reserved brown butter in
> a food processor or a small bowl of electric mixer until light. Add the
> syrup mixture and beat until smooth. If mixture is too thick, add a small
> amount of milk or cream until it is spreadable. 6. Assemble cookies by
> spreading about 1/2 teaspoon filling on the flat side of half the
> cookies. Sandwich with another cookie. Second-place winner in the 1995
> Chicago Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest: by Sarah Frudden of Chicago
> From: Fred Ball Date: 27 Feb 99
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