Cookies - Sugar Crunch - Can Be Made Vegan

By mariannefeldman

*made w fleichmans unsalted margarine & almond milk-very crunchy but shapes spread tho held basic shape

from Alice Medrich:
Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt In Your Mouth Cookies p 106

can be made vegan: replace butter w/vegan margarine & milk w/vegan milk alternative



Alice Medrich Chewy etc book p 188-Cream Cheese Sandwiches-
cut out version of sugar crunch cookie-changes:
SCC is rolled in sugar & flattened to ¼”
Sandwich cookie is rolled to ⅛” & cut, not rolled in sugar
top of sandwich cookie is sprinkled w/vanilla sugar

Ingredients

• 3 cups (13.5 oz) unbleached AP flour
• 2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 lb (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups (10.5 oz) plus 2 tbs sugar
• 2 tbs milk
• 1 tbs vanilla extract

Details

Servings 60

Preparation

Step 1

Cookie sheets Grease or line w/parchment
Preheat oven to 375

Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda & salt in small bowl & mix thoroughly w/whisk or fork

In med bowl of electric mixer-beat butter
w/1 1/2 cups sugar til smooth & creamy
Beat in milk & vanilla
Add flour mixture & stir or beat on low speed just til incorporated
Gather the dough into a ball & wrap in plastic wrap
Refrigerate til firm, at least 30 mins

Form level tablespoons of dough into 1" balls
Roll each ball into remaining 2 tbs sugar & place 2" apart on prepared cookie sheets
Flatten each ball to 1/4" thickness with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar

Bake for 10-12 mins, til the cookies puff & settle down & turn golden
Cool completely on rack, store in airtight container for several days

Options:
Spiced Sugar Crunch Cookies: Instead of granulated sugar, roll the dough ball into:
Cardamom Sugar, Star Anise Sugar, Chinese 5 Spice Sugar, Nutmeg Sugar, or Garam Masala Sugar
see p 336 for spiced sugars


*Cut out opt:
Cut out 3” rounds or shape of choice
If making sandwiches, cut 1½” pieces from half the rounds
combine scraps & re roll
Sprinkle the cookies w/the holes w/vanilla sugar-these will be the sandwich tops
Bake 10 – 12 mins til golden
Cool on racks
fill sandwiches right before serving so they dont get soggy
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