Little Dinosaurs (of Peace)
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- Serves
- cookies
In my collection of old (pre Julia Child) cookbooks I have a copy of the Gourmet OLD VIENNA from 1959. As you might expect it includes a lot of elegant pastry dishes. Among the cookie selections I found one called Friedenstauben or “Doves of Peace)”. Because it’s pre-JC the ingredients are included in the recipe steps. I like that as it gives me more freedom to tinker around. But to fit the modern format I’ve put my ingredients in order. And a nod to Jonathan Richman too.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 1/3 cup bakers sugar
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup flour
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence (or substitute vanilla extract)
- Marcona almond slices for decoration
- Confectioner’s sugar
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Directions
- Step 1
In a stand mixer cream the butter and sugar together with the salt
- Step 2
Add yolk and extracts and work into a smooth dough. Finish by hand (chill dough if necessary)
- Step 3
Choose your pastry cutter and cut out your cookies
- Step 4
Press a single almond slice into each cookie
- Step 5
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
- Step 6
Bake on a cookie sheet for 8 minutes
- Step 7
Dust with sugar