A Scottish Delight
Today we review Empire Cookies from Jam Bake by Camilla Wynne, found on page 167.
When I was in Scotland I remember seeing these biscuits everywhere. If you are looking for an attractive fairly simple cookie this is a winner.
Ingredients
Please weigh your ingredients
- I added a tablespoon of orange zest
- I added 1 tsp of pure orange extract
- I added 1 tablespoon of rum
Filling
I used my homemade jam: raspberry/blueberry/rum
METHOD
If you are OK with not so perfect cookies, try this trick. Instead of rolling and cutting cookies with a cookie cutter do this:
- roll dough into a cylinder and wrap in plastic and place in fridge for 24hrs
- cut thin slices from log
- bake per recipe
The Assembly
The Results
My rating of this recipe is 5 out of 5. This cookie is super versatile. You can sandwich with so many different varieties of jam or how about a lemon curd. Change the flavouring in the cookie and icing to match the filling. I think next up for me, might be a chocolate ganache filling(baileys liquor added) with a ruby chocolate icing.
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