Best Ischler Krapferl W Chocolate Icing Filled Cookies Recipes

THE ISCHLER

Steps:

• Grate almonds using nut grater.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with flat beater, beat almonds, powdered sugar, and butter until fluffy. Scrape down sides of bowl. Add egg and vanilla; beat until blended.
• Whisk together flour and salt. On low speed, gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture. Mix until incorporated and dough begins to come away from sides of bowl.
• Scrape mixture into a plastic bag and press it together. Remove dough from bag and transfer to a large sheet of plastic wrap. Use the edges of the wrap to knead dough until smooth.
• Divide dough into quarters. Wrap with plastic and flatten into disks. Place in freezer bag. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 2 days.
• In a medium saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, soak dried apricots in 2 cups water for 2 hours. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer for 20-30 minutes on the lowest heat until apricots are very soft. If water evaporates, add a little extra.
• In a food processor, pulse apricots and liquid with sugar, lemon zest, and brandy.
• Return mixture to saucepan and simmer, stirring, 10-15 minutes, until deep orange and thick.
• Transfer to a bowl; let cool. (You will need only about 2/3 cup, but the leftover will keep almost indefinitely when refrigerated.)
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Set 1 dough disk on a lightly floured surface. Lightly flour dough and re-cover it with plastic wrap. Let dough soften until malleable, about 10 minutes. Roll 1/8" thick, adding more flour if necessary to keep dough from sticking.
• Cut out 20 cookies. Place 1/2" apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet. (Set aside scraps; cover with plastic wrap.) Bake cookies 4 minutes. Rotate the cookie sheet then continue baking for 2-6 minutes, or until edges brown.
• Let cookies cool on a wire rack.
• Repeat process with remaining dough disks. (After the last batch is cut, you can knead together all the scraps and repeat chilling, rerolling, and cutting.)
• Heat chocolate in a bowl set over hot water (not touching), stirring with a silicone spatula, until almost completely melted. Remove from heat and stir until fully melted.
• Add cream; stir until smooth. (The mixture should drop thickly from the spatula. If the ganache thickens before it's used, reheat in the microwave in 3-second bursts.) Set aside.
• Spread bottoms of half of the cookies with a thin layer of apricot filling. Spread bottoms of the remaining cookies with a slightly thicker ganache layer. Set the chocolate cookies, coated side down, on the apricot cookies. Let sit for a minimum of 30 minutes.
• Store airtight at room temperature, 5 days; frozen, 6 months.

DATE FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix the pastry ingredients well to form a nice soft smooth dough.
• Form ball and wrap in the paper left from margarine and refrigerate for an hour(or stick in freezer for 10 minutes,or -- don't chill at all if in a rush!).
• Divide into three parts (each will create a "roll up").
• On a clean,floured surface roll to a large rectangle (about 30-40cm x 20-30cm), around 2-3mm thick, with the long end parallel to you.
• *TIP: roll the end closest to you slightly thinner and roll up from this side-this ensures pastry gets baked all the way through.
• With a long spatula spread a third of the date spread evenly over the pastry, leaving a 5-10mm margin all around.
• Optional additions before rolling:.
• *cut up the date "block" into small pieces (I usually just tear little bits off by hand) and distribute a third over the date spread.
• *sprinkle with around a teaspoon of cinnamon-and some sugar if desired.
• *This is a delicious touch: crumble 2-3 tablespoons of plain vanilla Halva over the date spread.
• Repeat with the other 2 parts of pastry.
• *Now roll up tightly,place on baking paper lined cookie sheet (curve the roll if it came out too long) and bake for about 10-20 minutes -DEPENDS ON YOUR OVEN-until golden.
• Remove tray from oven and leave to cool slightly.
• With a sharp serated edge knife cut diagonaly into 2-3 cm slices and leve to cool completely.
• You can sprinkle with powdered suger if desired.
• Store in airtight cookie containers.

ROLLED, DATE-FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Make the date filling by heating the ingredients in a saucepan until thick, stirring the entire time to prevent scorching.
• Mix the dough ingredients in the order given and divide into two balls. Roll out each ball to 1/2 inch thick. Spread with the date filling and roll up like a jelly roll. Put the rolls in the refrigerator overnight or for at least several hours.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Working with one roll at a time, slice 1/4" to 1/2" slices and place on a greased baking sheet.
• Bake 12 - 15 minutes until cookies are a light golden brown. Cool on cookie sheets for several minutes, then move to racks to cool completely.

FLORENTINE ITALIAN MILK CHOCOLATE FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Melt butter in medium saucepan.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in oats, sugar, flour, corn syrup, milk, vanilla and salt. Mix well.
• Cover cookie sheets with foil.
• Place small drops (about 1 teaspoon) of batter onto the foil. Leave about 3 inches between cookies. Using a spatula, flatten each drop and mold into a flat round shape using the sides of the spatula. Warning: these cookies will expand horizontally a lot! Make sure you leave plenty of room between cookies.
• Bake for approximately 7 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
• Let each sheet of cookies cool completely, approximately 15 minutes.
• Peel foil away from cookies.
• For the filling, combine chocolate, cream and vanilla and melt over a double boiler until completely blended.
• To assemble, spread a layer of chocolate on the flat, shiny side of each cookie. Pair the cookie with alternate cookie of equal size and press together. Allow assembled cookies to cool completely.