Italian Peach Cookies

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 450 grams superfine sugar
  • 237 cup oil
  • 18 grams Vanilla sugar
  • 21 grams Baking powder
  • 237 ml whole milk
  • 750 grams flour
  • 2 ounces white vermouth
  • Yellow and red food color
  • Peach Jam Cookie Filling
  • Italian Pastry Cream

Preparation

Step 1

In an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment beat sugar and eggs on medium speed 2 - 3 minutes.

Gradually add the oil, continue to beat on medium speed. Add vanilla sugar and beat to combine.

Dissolve baking powder in milk and then add milk to batter; continue to beat on medium speed until combined. Reduce mixer speed to low and gradually add the flour, beat to just combine. Let batter stand for 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

To roll cookie dough, wet hands with a bit of oil. Roll tsp of dough into balls.

Bake on middle rack just until starting to turn color, 15 - 25 minutes, you don't want them to turn golden. Remove baking sheet from the oven and immediately remove cookies from the baking sheet.

Immediately begin carving out cookies, using a sharp knife.

Divide the 2 ounces of vermouth into 2 small bowls. Add the yellow food coloring into one and the red into another. Pipe a small amount of filling into each hallowed cavity and join both halves to for a pesche. Repeat

Dip top half of joined cookie in yellow food coloring, and dip bottom half in red food coloring making sure it covers the yellow a little bit. Dab off any excess coloring and roll in sugar. Stand cookie upright and decorate with a spring mint and a vanilla stem.