Sweet Olive Biscuits Cookies Recipes

GREEK OLIVE OIL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a stand mixer, combine the olive oil and sugar and orange zest. Beat just under high speed for about five minutes to begin emulsifying. Add the orange juice and continue beating for another two minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together to flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cloves.
• On low speed, add the flour mixture to the olive oil mixture a half cup at a time, adding as the flour mixes in, but try not to over-mix. I turn the mixer off while adding each half cup and run it just until the flour combines.
• When the dough has formed, scoop by slightly heaping tablespoon size and form a ball. Dip the top of the ball into a bowl of sesame seeds, then placing it on a cookie sheet, press down a bit to flatten, this will press the seeds into the cookie as well. Space the cookies about two inches apart, although they really won't spread at all.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until the cookies begin to look golden and are crunchy the whole way through. They'll crisp up more as they cool. Cool on a baking rack.

OLIVE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F. Position an oven rack so it is in the top third of the oven.
• Add the flour, baking powder and salt to a medium bowl and whisk to combine. Stir in the olives. Using your fingers or a fork, cut the mascarpone into the flour mixture until it resembles small pebbles in the flour. Add the buttermilk and gently mix until a rough dough is formed. (Do not overmix.) Pour the mixture onto a lightly floured surface and gently gather into a 1-inch-thick square. Using a 2-inch round biscuit cutter, cut as many rounds as your square will allow. Gather the scraps once, reform and cut a few more. (You will have about 12 biscuits.) Place on a small rimmed baking sheet so that the biscuits touch each other. Bake in the top third of the oven until light golden brown and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve with orange marmalade and softened salted butter on the side, if using.

SWEET OLIVE BISCUITS (COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 deg Celsius. Line 2 oven trays with baking paper. Sift flours and icing sugar into bowl of food processor. Add butter and process until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Put mixture in large mixing bowl. Make a well in the centre, add olive oil, roughly chopped olives and zest. Mix with a flat-bladed knife, then use your hands to work the mixture until it forms a ball.
• Turn mixture onto a lightly floured board, knead into a ball, then divide in half. Roll each piece of dough into a log shape approximately 15-18cm long and 4-5cm in diameter. Wrap in baking paper and freeze for 20-25 minutes, or until firm.
• Remove paper from logs and cut each log into 16-18 slices. Put slices on prepared oven trays. Bake for 15-18 minutes our until lightly golden. Remove from oven and stand on a wire rack to cool.

OLIVE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter until it is soft and pale yellow. Mix in the sugar until blended, then drizzle in the olive oil and mix until combined. Add the flour and mix gently but thoroughly until the dough is smooth, then add the olives and mix until they are thoroughly incorporated into the dough.
• Place a piece of waxed or parchment paper on a work surface, and place the dough in the middle. Cover it with another piece of waxed paper or parchment paper and roll out the dough until it is about 1/4-inch thick (the dough is very sticky, and the paper makes it possible to roll out). Refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes, and up to 24 hours.
• Cut out 2-inch rounds of dough and place them about 1/2 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Gather the trimmings into a ball and roll it into a 1-inch diameter log. Wrap well and refrigerate, and when you are ready to bake, cut off 1/4-inch thick rounds (this avoids over-rolling the dough).
• Bake until the scourtins are golden, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on wire racks.