Citrus Trio Butter Dipping Cookies
- Level: Easy
- Yield: approximately 60 cookies
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 60 servings
- Calories
- 122
- Total Fat
- 7
- Saturated Fat
- 3
- Carbohydrates
- 13
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 7
- Protein
- 1
- Cholesterol
- 10
- Sodium
- 48
- Total: 44 min
- Prep: 30 min
- Cook: 14 min
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, cool but not straight from the fridge
4 ounces cream cheese, cool but not straight from the fridge
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
Dash salt
Finely grated zest from 1 lime
Finely grated zest from 1 orange
Finley grates zest from 1emon
Vegan Variation:
1 cup margarine (2 sticks), cool but not straight from the fridge
4 ounces vegan cream cheese, cool but not straight from the fridge
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
Dash salt
Finely grated zest from 1 lime
Finely grated zest from 1 orange
Finley grated zest from 1 1emon
Directions
- Enjoy these cookies inspired by delicious langues-de-chat, delicate French tea cookies. I love these with coffee, tea, or even with rich hot chocolate — perfect for dipping as you sip! Or, you could even dip the cookies into melted chocolate or caramel.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Add the butter, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla to the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat on medium-high speed until creamy, about 1 minute.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. On the lowest speed, gradually add the flour mixture into the butter mixture, just until blended. Divide the batter into 3 bowls, and gently stir in the different zests among the bowls, making 3 citrus flavored batters.
- Scrape each batter into a pastry bag fitted with a 1/4-inch tip, or a sturdy plastic bag with the corner snipped off. Pipe 2-inch long strips, about 2 inches apart, on a cold unlined baking sheet. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, or until golden brown. Repeat with the other batches.
- Remove from the oven, and let cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before removing with a spatula to cool completely on baking rack. Serve with tea or coffee, or just nibble...addictive!
- Cook's Note: To butter cookie purists: these are also delicious without the zest!
- *Note: This recipe has been updated as of December 8, 2009.
Vegan Variation:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Add the margarine, vegan cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla to the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat on medium-high speed until creamy, about 1 minute. (The mixture will look a little separated at this point. No worries, it comes together - scrape down the sides of the bowl.)
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. On the lowest speed, gradually add the flour mixture into the butter mixture, just until blended. Divide the batter into 3 bowls, and gently stir in the different zests among the bowls, making 3 citrus flavored batters.
- Scrape each batter into a pastry bag fitted with a 1/4-inch tip, or a sturdy plastic bag with the corner snipped off. Pipe 2-inch long strips about 2-inches apart on a cold unlined baking sheet. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, or until golden brown. Repeat with the other batches.
- Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before removing with a spatula to cool completely on baking rack. Serve with tea or coffee, or just nibble...addictive!
- *Note: This recipe has been updated as of December 8, 2009.