Boudin Royale Cookie Recipes

ROYAL COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together into a bowl.
• Cream the butter and the sugar together. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes. Stir in the oats and flaked coconut.
• Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes.

ROYAL FANS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, stir together cake flour and sugar. Add butter and almond extract, working it into mixture with your fingertips until it resembles coarse bread crumbs. Compress dough into a ball, kneading it slightly if necessary until it is cohesive.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/3-inch thickness. Use a fluted 4-inch round cookie cutter to cut into disks. Cut each piece into quarters. Using a small spatula or knife, lightly press five or six angled indentations into each quarter to resemble folds of a fan.
• Place cookies on an ungreased baking sheet about 1 inch apart. Whisk each egg yolk separately with 1 teaspoon water and a drop or two of food coloring, then brush it lightly over folds of fans with a small paintbrush. Decorate cookies with silver dragées, placing a dragée at end of each fold of fan.
• Bake until very light brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Allow to cool completely, and store at room temperature in an airtight container.