Coriander Cookies Recipes

CURRY CORIANDER SHORTIES

Steps:

• Toast coriander in a small heavy skillet over medium heat, shaking skillet often, until fragrant and a shade darker, about 2 minutes. Cool, then finely grind in grinder.
• Toast curry powder in same skillet over medium heat, stirring, until fragrant and a shade or two darker, about 1 minute.
• Preheat oven to 350°F with racks in upper and lower thirds.
• Blend butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt with a rubber spatula. Whisk together flour and spices, then blend into butter mixture with spatula.
• Form 1-inch balls of dough and arrange 2 inches apart on 2 ungreased large baking sheets. With side of a floured pencil or chopstick, press an X into top of each cookie, gently flattening to 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
• Bake, switching position of sheets halfway through, until edges are golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on sheets 5 minutes, then transfer cookies to racks to cool.

CORIANDER COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix together first 3 ingredients. Stir in butter. Mix together the remaining ingredients and add to the first bowl.
• Roll into ½-inch balls. Place on cookie sheet. Flatten with a fork.
• Bake at 400 for 6 to 8 minutes, being careful not to over-bake. Cool completely on wire rack.
• (Variation: add 1 lemon juice instead of milk and 2 teaspoons lemon peel.).

CORIANDER DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the shortening, gradually add in the sugar and beat until light.
• Add the vanilla, then the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until blended.
• Sifted together the flour through coriander.
• Add the sifted dry ingredients to the shortening-egg mixture and mix well.
• Drop the batter by teaspoonfuls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet or sheets.
• Bake at 400° about 10 minutes until done.

NICK'S SPECULAAS COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, add flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, coriander, ginger, cloves, and white pepper. Stir well to combine.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together butter and brown sugar on medium speed until combined, about 2 minutes. Reduce to low speed, and beat in half of the flour mixture, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
• Beat in milk; then add the remaining flour mixture. Continue to beat until a firm dough forms. Shape dough into a 1/2-inch-thick rectangle. Wrap dough in plastic, and chill it in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place racks in upper and lower third of the oven. Line two or three baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
• Remove dough from the refrigerator. Dab mold all over with a small piece of dough; this provides a light buttery coating that will prevent sticking. Generously sprinkle mold with flour, tapping to remove any excess. Take a piece of dough that is roughly the same size as the mold, and press it with the palm of your hand into the mold. With a long thin knife, scrape away excess dough. Invert the mold over the baking sheet, and rap the far end of the mold against the pan, holding it at an angle to release the formed cookie. Use a paring knife to trim any excess dough. Reflour the mold, and repeat with remaining pieces of dough. Press together scraps of trimmed dough, and chill to prepare them for molding.
• Bake cookies until firm and golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Slide parchment paper from each baking sheet to a rack to cool. Cookies may be stored between sheets of parchment paper in an airtight container for up to 1 month.