"I'm so excited to be part of @bobsredmill & @thefeedfeed’s holiday cookie swap this weekend! These cute Frosted Wreath Cookies with Candied Herbs & Lemon Glaze feature Bob's organic flour and have a crisp, buttery shortbread base. For those that weren't born with piping skills, don't worry! Instead, try dipping fresh herbs in egg white and roll in sugar to create a frosted leaf look. Dunk the tops of the cookies into lemon glaze and form the leaves into a wreath shape and let set. The tangy frosting goes perfectly with the candied thyme and rosemary leaves. You're left with the most adorable wreath cookies with decorations that you actually want to eat! #bobsredmill #feedfeed"
Frosted Wreath Cookies With Lemon Glaze
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Makes about 2 dozen cookies
Candied Herbs:
1 egg white
1/3 cup superfine sugar
1 bunch fresh thyme, tender sprigs picked
1 bunch rosemary, tender sprigs picked
Lemon Glaze:
1 large egg white
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
3 cups confectioners sugar
2 tablespoons lemon zest
1/2 cup lemon juice
Dough:
2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large egg yolks
2 cups all-purpose flour
silver dragees (optional)
One 2 1/2” fluted round and one 1” round cookie cutter
Directions:
Candied Herbs:
Line a baking sheet with a paper towel. Pour sugar into a shallow bowl. Stir egg white with a fork to break up clumps. Dip herbs into egg white and blot any excess. Dip into sugar and let dry on paper towel for 4 hours until dry.
Lemon Glaze:
In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg white, cream of tartar, sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice until smooth. Cover and set aside until ready to glaze cookies.
Dough:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Place butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and beat on medium speed until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Slowly add the sugars and salt and beat on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Reduce speed to low and add the egg yolks, one by one, until combined, about 1 minute. With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour to the bowl, until dough is soft and moist, about 30 seconds. Scrape the dough onto surface and divide in half. Wrap each disc with plastic wrap and place in freezer for 30 minutes.
When ready to cutout shapes, remove dough from freezer. Place dough between 2 large pieces of parchment paper and roll until 1/8” thick. Transfer parchment to baking sheet and freeze until dough is firm, about 25 minutes in the freezer.
Remove dough from freezer and discard the top sheet of parchment. Using a cookie cutter stamp out exterior and interior rounds. Transfer cookies to prepared baking sheets and space them 1 inch apart.
Bake until cookies are lightly golden around the edges, about 12-14 minutes. Let cookies cool on a baking rack.
To decorate, dip tops of cookies into lemon glaze, let excess drip off. Transfer to a wire rack and top each cookie with candied herbs forming wreaths. Garnish with silver dragees if desired.