Here is the recipe for the cookies I made for our Wine Tasting party. They are a delicious savory cookie that you can pop in your mouth while drinking wine, etc. I topped them off with fresh parmigiana reggiano cheese just before putting them into the oven. Also, I always use parchment paper when baking - less mess. I just purchased a reusable baking sheet from Crate and Barrel. I can not wait to use it once it comes.
Enjoy!
Rosemary, Almond and Parmesan Cocktail Cookies
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped rosemary
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large egg yolks, beaten
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 sticks cold unsalted butter, diced
- 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (1 ounce)
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Spread the almonds in a pie plate and toast for about 10 minutes, until golden. Turn off the oven and let the almonds cool.
- In a bowl, rub the sugar with the rosemary until moist and aromatic. In a food processor, combine the rosemary sugar with the almonds, flour, cheese and salt and pulse until the almonds are coarsely chopped. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Add the egg yolks and pulse until large clumps of dough form.
- Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead gently until it just comes together. Divide the dough in half and press each piece into a disk. Roll out each disk between 2 sheets of wax paper to about 1/4 inch thick. Slide the wax paper–covered disks onto a baking sheet and freeze for at least 1 hour, until very firm.
- Preheat the oven to 350° and line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Working with one piece of dough at a time, peel off the top sheet of wax paper. Using a 1 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, stamp out cookies as close together as possible. Arrange the cookies about 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake the cookies for about 20 minutes, until lightly golden; shift the baking sheets from top to bottom and front to back halfway through. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 3 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Make AheadThe rolled-out frozen cookie dough can be wrapped in plastic and kept frozen for 2 weeks. The baked cookies can be kept in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
