A Recipe for Everything But Rain and Rainbows: Cookie Day
On October 9th, Mountain Magic: Spellbinding Tales of Appalachia will be released from Woodland Press. My story, "A Recipe for Rain and Rainbows," is all about the magic of pie baking
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This is a French cookie recipe, what we call "tile cookies". No measurement problems here: just use the same amount of all four ingredients and you're fine! Typically I use 50g of each for a satisfying amount. Here goes:
You need butter, honey, sugar and flour. Melt the butter with the honey in a saucepan. As soon as they are melted, allow the mixture to cool for a few moments, then stir in the sugar and flour and beat until smooth. Put the saucepan in the fridge until the batter has set (it's easier that way).
Then preheat the oven at about 180-200°C (360-390°F). Spread a generous amount of butter on a baking tray. Take a small spoonful of batter and spread it a little (don't worry about making it too thick, as it will melt in the oven and automatically reach the desired thinness), to form a cookie. Be careful to leave a little space between two cookies, as they will expand in the oven. Bake for about ten minutes, or until the cookies are evenly golden brown. Stay close, they burn quickly!
Now, take a clean pastry roller, or bottle, or anything with a cylindric shape. Make sure it's on a stable surface. Allow the cookies to cool for a minute, then detach them very carefully from the baking tray, using the blunt edge of a knife. They are very soft and fragile at this stage! Place the cookies on the pastry roller and leave them to cool. They will harden into a lovely curved shape.
Butter the tray again, and repeat until you have no more batter. Enjoy!
Cécile Cristofari
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