Milan Cookies

Name: Milan Cookies
Ingredients: 12 tablespoons butter, softened; 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 7/8 cup egg whites (from about 6 eggs); 2 tablespoons vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons lemon extract; 1 1/2 cups flour; Cookie filling, recipe follows; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped; 1 orange, zested

10 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

12 tablespoons butter, softened
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
7/8 cup egg whites (from about 6 eggs)
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons lemon extract
1 1/2 cups flour
Cookie filling, recipe follows
1/2 cup heavy cream
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 orange, zested

Directions

1

Cream the butter with a paddle attachment then mix in the sugar.
2

Add the egg whites gradually and then mix in the vanilla and lemon extracts.
3

Add the flour and mix until just incorporated.
4

With a small (1/4-inch) plain tip, pipe 1-inch sections of batter onto a parchment-lined sheet pan, spacing them 2 inches apart as they spread.
5

Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes or until light golden brown around the edges.
6

Let cool on the pan.
7

Cookie Filling: In a small saucepan over medium flame, scald cream.
8

Pour hot cream over chocolate in a bowl.
9

Whisk to melt chocolate, add zest and blend well.
10

Set aside to cool (the mixture will thicken as it cools).
11

Spread a thin amount of the filling onto the flat side of a cookie while the filling is still soft and press the flat side of a second cookie on top.
12

Repeat with the remainder of the cookies.