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Milan Cookies




Source of Recipe


Gale Gand






Recipe Introduction


Yield: about 3 dozen cookies
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour





List of Ingredients



• Cookies:
  
• 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:
  
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
  
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
  
• 1 orange, zested
  






Instructions



1. Cookies: Cream the butter with a paddle attachment then mix in
   the sugar. Add the egg whites gradually and then mix
   in the vanilla and lemon extracts. Add the flour and
   mix until just incorporated.
   
2. 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.
   
3. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes or until light golden brown around the edges. Let cool on the pan.
   
4. Cookie Filling: In a small saucepan over medium flame, scald cream. Pour hot cream over chocolate in a bowl. Whisk to melt chocolate, add zest and blend well.
   
5. Set aside to cool (the mixture will thicken as it cools).
   
6. 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. Repeat with the remainder of the cookies.