| Show the sheets from top to center about halfway through the baking time (also turn each sheet 80 degrees) Let cookies cool on baking sheets Repeat with the remaining dough Makes 4 dozen cookies Per cookie: 276 calories 3g protein 30g carbohydrates 1 g fiber 1 7g fat (8g saturated) 1 17mg sodium t 1 1 f Marcel's Gtrus Shortbread Cookies f Prep din: 15 minutes minutes Cooking time: 32-3- 4 This cookie originally was developed y to use as a crumb crust for a cheesecake at the Trellis I lemon-blueberr- 'A pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter cut into small pieces cup plus 2 Tbs sugar 2 tsps each: minced lemon zest and minced orange zest (the zest is the colored part of the peel) 2 tsps orange-flavore- d liqueur 2 cups flour Vi tsp salt 'i 3 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes Use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl Beat on high for 3 minutes until the butter is light but not fluffy Add the zests and orange liqueur Beat on high for 30 seconds Gradually using low speed add the flour and salt mix for minute Use' a rubber spatula to finish mixing the dough Divide the dough in half Wrap each half in plastic wrap and roll on a flat surface to form a cylinder of dough 6 inches long and 1 inches in diameter Refrigerate for 90 minutes Remove plastic wrap from one roll and cut dough into 12 slices thick k Evenly space 6 slices on a baking sheet Repeat on another baking sheet Bake on the top and center racks for 1 8 minutes rotating the sheets from top to center halfway through the baking time (also turn each sheet 180 degrees) until lightly browned around the edges Let cookies cool on the baking sheets Repeat with the remaining dough ‘ 1 d '9 'i d h non-stic- I g 1 6-- Makes 2 dozen cookies Per cookie: 126 calories 1 g protein 1 3g carbohydrates Og fiber 7g fat (4g saturated) 49mg sodium Continued on next page USA WEEKEND Dec 2000 1 5 I |
