Dec 5, 2007

Cranberry & Lime Cookies


Cranberry & Lime Cookies

dough (*) :
225 g flour
125 g butter
75 g sugar (including 25-50 g vanilla sugar)
1 egg
5 g powdered rosehips (optional)
1 pinch of salt

filling:
100 g cranberries, dried
1 lime: finely grated peel and juice
20 g sugar

Mix lime juice and lime peel with sugar. Add the cranberries, let soak for about one hour, then puree, using a blender.

For the dough, process all ingredients until smooth. Flatten, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about one hour. Roll to a thin rectangle. Straighten the edges. Distribute the filling on the dough. Roll up tight, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for another hour.

With a sharp knife, cut slices of 5 mm thickness. Make sure not to impose too much pressure upon the roll while cutting, otherwise the filling will creep out. Place on a baking tray and bake in preheated oven at 180 deg C for about 10 minutes or till the edges start to get golden.

(*) You will need only about 2/3 of the dough, but due to the egg it's difficult to reduce the amount. You can solve the problem by preparing more filling. (I adapted this recipe from a magazine, and noticed the disproportion too late.)