Maid Of Honor Cookies Recipes

MAIDS OF HONOR TARTS I

Steps:

• Move oven rack to bottom position and preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 12 2-inch tart tins.
• Roll out pastry and cut 12 3-inch circles. Fit one pastry circle into each tart tin. Spread one teaspoon of raspberry jam into the bottom of each tart shell.
• In a medium mixing bowl, cream together softened butter or margarine and white sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in egg. Add flour, baking powder, and almond extract and mix until all ingredients are thoroughly combined. Pour 1 tablespoon of batter into each tart shell.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, until risen and firm. Dust tarts with confectioners' sugar.

MAID OF HONOR COOKIES

Steps:

• Spray muffin tin with nonstick spray.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, combine 1/4 cup sugar, flour and 6 Tablespoons butter.
• Press into 12 muffin cups.
• Bake in oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Do not turn oven off.
• When cookies are cool enough, press a hole in the center of each cookie and fill with 1 tsp of jam.
• Prepare streusel topping. In a medium bowl, combine 2 tablespoons butter, 1/4 cup sugar, egg, walnuts and extract.
• Divide streusel evenly among muffin tins.
• Return pan to oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes.
• Edge each tin with knife.
• When cookies are cool, remove from tin.

MAIDS OF HONOUR

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) Roll pastry carefully in both directions until about 1/4-inch (7 millimeters) thick, cut in circles about 3-inches (75 millimeters) in diameter and allow to rest. Mix cheese, sugar, lemon rind, and almonds, then add egg and mix until combined. Press pastry into mini muffin pans. It is important that it is thin on the base and thick on the sides. Fill about 2/3 full with mixture and bake for about 25 minutes, or until golden brown.

MAID OF HONOUR CAKES

Steps:

• In a saucepan, over medium heat, combine the milk and bread crumbs. Bring to a boil, remove from the heat, and let stand for 10 minutes. In a mixing bowl, combine the bread mixture, butter, almonds, sugar, eggs, and zest. Mix well.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Fill each pastry shell with a tablespoon of the filling. Place on a baking sheet and bake until golden, about 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely. Garnish with powdered sugar and serve.

MAIDS OF HONOR (TARTS)

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add eggs and beat until light.
• Add sifted flour, salt, and baking powder.
• Form small balls between hands and put into small cupcake pans or muffin pans.
• Make a deep hole in center by pushing up around edges.
• Mix jam and nuts together; fill tarts.
• Bake at 375°F for about 12 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Top with whipped cream when serving.

MAID OF HONOUR TARTS

Steps:

• Prepare pastry and line the tart shells.
• Mix the beaten egg, sugar and butter together until creamy.
• Add vanilla and walnuts.
• If desired, a little jam or jelly may be placed in each tart shell before adding the nut mixture.
• Place a spoonful of nut mixture into each tart shell.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until filling is delicately browned, approximately 10 to 15 minutes.