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Lemon-Rose Empire Cookies Recipe

Lemon-Rose Empire Cookies

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By
The Homemakers Test Kitchen
Photography by
Kevin Hewitt
This is a pretty and tasty take on these traditional tea biscuits (cookies). Use pesticide-free rose petals.

Ingredients

1-2/3 cups  (400 mL)  all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp  (2 mL)  baking powder
1/2 cup  (125 mL)  soft unsalted butter
1/2 cup  (125 mL)  granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp  (5 mL)  vanilla extract
1/2 cup  (125 mL)  rose hip jam 
Candied Rose Petals:
2 tbsp  (30 mL)  pasteurized egg white
24 small rose petals
granulated sugar
Lemon Icing:
1-1/2 cups  (375 mL)  icing sugar
4 tsp  (20 mL)  boiling water
2 tsp  (10 mL)  corn syrup
1/4 tsp  (1 mL)  grated lemon rind
2 tsp  (10 mL)  lemon juice

Preparation

In bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder; set aside. In separate bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture; stir until combined. Flatten into disc; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.

Between two pieces of waxed paper, roll out dough to 1/8-inch/3 mm thickness. Using 2-inch/5 cm cookie cutter, cut out cookies; place 1 inch/2.5 cm apart on parchment paper–lined baking sheet. Refrigerate for 15 minutes. Bake cookies in centre of 350°F/180°C oven until light golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to rack. Let cool completely.

Candied Rose Petals: Whisk egg whites until frothy; brush over both sides of rose petal. Gently dip into sugar to coat. Place on plate; let dry for at least 2 hours or for up to 1 day.

Lemon Icing: In bowl, stir together sugar, water, corn syrup, rind and juice until sugar is dissolved. Spread about 1/2 tsp/2 mL over half of the cookies; top with candied rose petal. Let dry completely until glaze is firm, about 1 hour.

Spread remaining cookies with 1/2 tsp/2 mL jam; top with iced cookie.

Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

Lemon-Rose Empire Cookies
Serving(s)
24
Nutritional Information
Per cookie: about
Calories 135
Protein 1 g
Fat (total) 4 g
Sat. Fat 2 g
Carbohydrate 24 g
Cholesterol 18 mg
Sodium 14 mg
Calcium 1 % RDI
Iron 4 % RDI
Vitamin A 6 % RDI
Vitamin C 2 % RDI
Folate 7 % RDI

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Source

Homemakers Magazine: May 2006

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