Marsala Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE-ALMOND-MARSALA COOKIES

Steps:

• Stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Beat 1 egg with the wine in a small bowl; stir into flour mixture. Stir in almonds, orange peel, and chocolate. Stir in honey.
• Knead dough on a generously floured work surface just until it holds its shape. Divide dough in half; pat each half into a 10 1/2 by 1 1/2 by 1-inch rounded log. Refrigerate logs until cold, about 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 250°F. Cut each log crosswise into 3/4-inch-thick slices. Gently press edges of each slice to flatten. Lightly beat remaining egg. Stand cookies upright 1 inch apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush tops with beaten egg.
• Bake 20 minutes. Raise oven temperature to 350°F. Bake until cookies are deep golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes more. Let cool on sheets on wire racks. Cookies can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 2 days.

CHOCOLATE-ALMOND-MARSALA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Toast the almonds in the oven on a rimmed baking sheet until fragrant and lightly toasted, about 12 minutes. Let cool; coarsely chop. Reduce the oven temperature to 250°F.
• Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Beat 1 egg with the wine; stir into the flour mixture. Stir together the almonds, orange peel, and chocolate; stir into the flour mixture. Stir in the honey.
• Knead the dough on a generously floured work surface just until it holds its shape. Divide the dough into 2 pieces; pat each into a 10 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1-inch rounded log. Refrigerate the dough 15 minutes.
• Cut each log into 3/4-inch-thick slices. Gently press the edges of each slice to flatten. Lightly beat the remaining egg. Place the cookies, standing vertically, on a parchment-paper-lined baking sheet. Brush the tops with beaten egg.
• Bake 20 minutes. Raise the oven temperature to 350°F; bake until the cookies are deep golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool on the sheet on a wire rack.

MARSALA WINE BISCOTTI

Steps:

• In a small bowl, soak currants in the marsala wine for 1 to 2 hours; Drain currants and set aside (marsala wine)soaking liquid.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees; line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar; Add eggs and 3 tablespoons of reserved marsala wine, mix until well blended.
• On low speed, gradually add flour, baking powder,and salt; stir in currants.
• Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; This will be a soft dough.
• Divide dough into 3 equal pieces; roll each piece into a loaf about 12 inches long.
• Place on parchment-lined cookie sheets,spacing about 3 inches apart.
• Using a pastry brush, brush the tops with marsala wine and sprinkle with sugar: I kept the left over marsala wine to use for making another batch of cookies or could be used in another recipe.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden,mine only took about 18 minutes.
• Remove cookie sheet from oven, using 2 metal spatulas, remove the loaves from cookie sheet onto a wire rack, cool.
• NOTE: I find it eaiser to just cool the loaves on cookie sheet and then slice loaves, turn the slices on there sides; return to oven and brown; I use this method when making all biscotti.
• Place cooled loaves on cutting board, using a sharp knife, slice loaves diagonally into 1/2-inch-wide slices; I use a chinese chefs knife.
• Return slices to cookie sheet, in a single layer; bake 15 minutes, or until lightly browned; mine took less time.
• Cool toasted biscotti on a wire rack, store in airtight container.

MARSALA COOKIES

Steps:

• 1 Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease 2 large baking sheets. 2 In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Pour 1/2 cup of the sugar into a small bowl and 1/4 cup of the Marsala into another. 3 In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar until well blended. Beat in the remaining 1/4 cup of Marsala, the oil, and the vanilla extract. With a wooden spoon, stir in the dry ingredients. Knead briefly until well blended and shape the dough into a ball. 4 Divide the dough into 6 sections. Cut one section into 8 pieces. Roll each piece between your palms into a 4 × 1/2-inch log. Shape the log into a ring, pinching the edges together to seal. Repeat with the remaining dough. 5 Dip the top or bottom of each ring first in the wine, then in the sugar. Place the rings sugar-side up and 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake 18 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Have ready 2 wire cooling racks. 6 Transfer the baking sheets to the racks. Let the cookies cool 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer them to the wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container up to 2 weeks. From "1,000 Italian Recipes." Copyright 2004 by Michele Scicolone. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.