Hermit Cookies – A More Lightweight Version of Gingerbread American region New England. Knead the dark molasses in the dough, brown sugar and spices such as cinnamon, allspice and ginger. An excellent flavoring company they will make orange zest. Chocolate granules will add a pleasant texture to the liver. Ready sprinkle cookies with icing and enjoy its magic taste and aroma. It is perfect for winter treats. чаю. 
Time:2 hours 5 minutes. Difficulty: easy Quantity: 18 pcs. In recipes volumetric containers are used in volume: 1 cup (tbsp.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cups (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cup (tbsp.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (Art.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (st.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp) – 15 ml. 1 teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
Biscuit
- 2 tbsp. + 2 tbsp. l flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 0.5 tsp soda
- 0.5 tsp fine salt
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- 1/8 tsp ground ginger
- 110 gr. butter, room temperature
- 0.5 tbsp. dark brown sugar
- 0.5 tbsp. molasses without preservatives
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 zest of orange
- 0.5 tbsp. dark chocolate granules
Glaze
- 2 tbsp. powdered sugar
- Protein 2 large eggs or a mixture of 4 tsp. dry egg white and 1/4 Art. water
- 1 vanilla bean cut in half, scrape seeds
- Special equipment: pastry bag
Recipes with similar ingredients: flour, cinnamon, allspice, ground ginger, butter, brown sugar, molasses, vanilla extract, eggs, orange zest, dark chocolate, powdered sugar, vanilla pod
Recipe preparation:
- Cookies: In a medium-sized bowl, mix with a whisk. flour, cinnamon, soda, salt, allspice and ginger.
- In a bowl of a stationary mixer with a spatula nozzle, whisk butter, brown sugar and molasses until light, lush mass, about 2 minutes. Stir in the vanilla, eggs, and orange zest. Scrape the mixture off the sides of the bowl and mix. Add flour mix and beat until the dough is smooth. Intervene chocolate granules. Pick the dough with a spoon and roll the balls 4 cm in diameter, put on a plate or on a baking sheet and place in refrigerator for about 1 hour so that they become solid.
- Meanwhile, install the grilles in the lower and upper third Ovens and preheat the oven to 175 ° C. Line 2 baking sheets parchment paper.
- Spread chilled balls on prepared baking sheets on a distance of about 2.5 cm from each other. Bake while cookies does not fade from above and does not harden at the edges, 12-14 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes and then put on a wire rack so that the cookies cool completely.
- Frosting: While the cookies are cooling, in the stationary bowl mixer with a spatula nozzle mix powdered sugar, egg whites and vanilla seeds until a shiny, uniform mass is obtained.
- Put the icing in a pastry bag and squeeze the strips onto the surface of the cooled cookie. Store at room temperature in sealed container for 3 days.
