COOKIE FRUIT BASKETS
"When visiting a friend, I helped organize her recipe collection into scrapbooks," recalls Theresa Myslicki of North Fort Myers, Florida. "When I found this recipe, I asked to copy it. I served the elegant dessert at my bridge club luncheon to oohs and aahs." TIP: Fill these five-ingredient cookie cups with any flavor of ice cream, frozen yogurt or sorbet.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 25m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in brown sugar and corn syrup; cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat. Stir in flour. Fold in pecans and vanilla. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. , Cool for 30-60 seconds; peel cookies off paper. Immediately drape over inverted 6-oz. custard cups; cool completely. Scoop ice cream into baskets; top with berries.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 100 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 49mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
ANISE COOKIE BASKETS WITH RIESLING ICE CREAM AND FRESH FRUIT
Categories Cookies Milk/Cream Ice Cream Machine Dessert Bake Freeze/Chill Frozen Dessert Strawberry Kiwi Pineapple White Wine Summer Winter Anise Bon Appétit
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- For ice cream:
- Bring 1/2 cup cream and 1/2 cup half and half to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Whisk sugar and yolks in medium bowl to blend. Whisk in hot cream mixture. Return mixture to saucepan; stir over medium-low heat until custard thickens and leaves path on back of spoon when finger is drawn across, about 4 minutes, do not boil. Strain into bowl. Mix in wine and 1 cup cream. Chill custard until cold.
- Process custard in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer to covered container (ice cream will be soft) and freeze. (Can be prepared 1 week ahead.)
- For cookies:
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly butter and flour heavy large nonstick baking sheet. Whisk first 6 ingredients in medium bowl. Whisk in egg whites and flour.
- Drop slightly rounded tablespoon of batter onto center of half of prepared baking sheet. Drop another slightly rounded tablespoon of batter onto center of second half of prepared baking sheet. Using back of spoon, spread each mound of batter to 6-inch round. Bake cookies until brown on edges (centers will be slightly pale), about 8 minutes.
- Working quickly and using metal spatula, lift 1 cookie off sheet. Immediately turn cookie over onto inverted custard cup. Gently flatten cookie on cup bottom; crimp sides of cookie. Repeat with second cookie. Remove cookies from cups. Rinse baking sheet under cold water; wipe sheet dry. Repeat process with remaining batter, first rinsing and drying, then buttering and flouring baking sheet between batches. (Cookies can be prepared 3 days ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)
- Place cookie baskets on plates. Fill each with 3 small scoops of ice cream.
- Top with fruit and mint leaves.
MOLASSES COOKIE BASKETS WITH LEMON SORBET AND GINGERED FRUIT
Categories Cookies Fruit Ginger Dessert Bake Frozen Dessert Blueberry Strawberry Lemon Peach Summer Molasses Bon Appétit Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- For cookies: Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter 2 large nonstick cookie sheets. Bring first 5 ingredients to simmer in heavy small saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Whisk in vanilla, then flour. Cool cookie mixture 10 minutes.
- Drop mixture by level tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets, spacing 6-inches apart and forming 3 cookies on each sheet. Using buttered fingertips, press out each round to 4 1/2-inch diameter.
- Bake 1 sheet until cookies are deep brown, about 12 minutes. Cool cookies on sheet just until firm enough to lift without breaking, about 2 minutes. Working quickly, lift 1 cookie from sheet. Drape cookie top side up over inverted 3/4-cup custard dish. Gently flatten cookie on dish bottom; crimp sides to form fluted cup. Repeat with remaining 2 cookies, returning cookie sheet to oven briefly if cookies harden. Repeat baking and molding process with remaining cookies. Cool. Gently remove cookies from dishes.
- For fruit: Stir first 3 ingredients in heavy small saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil 3 minutes. Refrigerate ginger syrup until cold. (Cookies and syrup can be prepared 1 week ahead. Store cookies at room temperature in airtight container. Keep sauce refrigerated.) Place fruit in bowl. Add half of ginger syrup and toss well.
- Place 1 cookie on each of 6 plates. Fill each with 3 scoops of sorbet and spoon fruit and remaining syrup over.
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