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| Almond Tuiles Ingredients 6 tablespoons (3 ounces) unsalted butter 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar 1/3 cup all-purpose flour pinch of salt 2/3 cup slivered or flaked blanched almond Introduction: The curved roof tiles, called tuiles, on the farmhouses of southern France are the inspiration behind these curvedalmond cookies. Shaping them is the trickiest part of the recipe, but a little practice will make the process easierand easier. It is also true that the cookies taste just as good when they are flat. Makes about 24. Total time: 40 minutes. Step 2: In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on high, beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Beat in the flour with the salt, and stir in the almonds. Step 3: Drop teaspoonfuls of the dough onto one of the baking sheets, leaving plenty of room for spreading. Flatten each drop with a wet fingertip before putting the baking sheet in the oven. Step 4: Bake 5 minutes or until golden. Remove from the oven and leave for a few moments to cool on the baking sheet. Step 5: While the cookies are still warm and pliable, carefully lift each one with a spatula and drape it over a rolling pin to give it the characteristic curved shape. Leave for a minute to harden, then carefully remove and finish cooling on racks. (To make yourself more comfortable with this process, start with just three cookies in the first batch; you will soon get the rhythm of removing and handling the hot tuiles in time to shape them.) Store the cooled cookies in airtight containers. |
| Christmas Rocks 3 sticks (1 1/2 cups) butter or margarine, softened 2 cups sugar 3 eggs 1 tsp. allspice 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. baking soda 1 8-oz. pkg. chopped dates 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans 1 cup red and green candied cherries half,chopped in small pieces 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour Preheat oven to 350. In a bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients in order. Mix well. Drop by small teaspoonsful onto greased baking sheets. Bake for about 10 minutes until lightly brown. Serves how many: Makes about 4 dozen cookies |
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