Raspberry Ribbons Recipes

SCANDINAVIAN RASPBERRY RIBBONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cover cookie sheet with parchment or baking paper.
• Make the dough.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer.
• Add the egg yolk and vanilla and beat until light.
• Add the flour, a little at a time, and mix until the dough is smooth.
• Divide the dough into 4 parts.
• On the countertop, use your palms to roll each part into a strand about 3/4 inch thick and the length of the cookie sheet. Place the strands about 2 inches apart on the paper-covered cookie sheet.
• With the side of your little finger, press a groove down the center of the length of each strand.
• Bake for 10 minutes until the cookies feel firm to the touch. Remove from the oven and spoon or pipe jam into the grooves.
• Return to the oven for 5 to 10 minutes or until cookies are very pale golden brown.
• To Decorate with icing:.
• Mix the confectioners' sugar, lemon juice and cream in a small bowl to make a smooth icing.
• Drizzle the icing down the length of the hot cookies.
• While the cookies are still warm, cut them at a 45 degree angle into 1-inch lengths. Let cool on the baking sheets.
• When the frosting is set, transfer to an airtight tin.
• Store in a cool place or freeze.

RASPBERRY RIBBONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• Combine confectioner's sugar, evaporated milk, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract in a small bowl.
• Beat butter and white sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Mix in egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to creamed mixture, mixing well. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on prepared baking sheet; make an indentation with finger in center of each cookie.
• Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Fill depressions with jam and continue to bake until lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes longer. Cool for 2 minutes, then remove to wire racks. Drizzle confectioner's sugar glaze mixture over warm cookies; cool completely.

RASPBERRY RIBBON COOKIES

Steps:

• Prepare the Ultimate Cookie Dough and divide it into four equal parts. Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes or refrigerate up to 4 days.
• Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper, or use a clean, ungreased baking sheet.
• Remove one portion of the dough from the refrigerator and knead lightly until it is pliable. Divide the dough into 2 parts. Shape each part into a rope about 12 inches long by rolling between your hands and the work surface. Place ropes on the baking sheet. Either the side of your finger or with the handle of a wooden spoon, make an indentation down the center of each strip.
• Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Meanwhile, put the jam into a small heavy duty zip-top plastic bag, (the type without a pleat). Snip a small hole in the corner of the plastic bag and press jam down the center of the partially baked cookies. Return to the oven and bake 5 minutes longer or until the cookies are lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, mix the powdered sugar, lemon juice and enough water to make a frosting thin enough to drizzle over the cookies.
• While the cookies are still warm, cut them diagonally into 1-inch lengths. Drizzle with the frosting. Cool completely before removing from the pan or from the parchment paper.

RASPBERRY RIBBON BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 F degrees.
• Combine butter, brown sugar, vanilla until well blended.
• Add flour and baking soda to mixture.
• Stir in oats and nuts into existing mixture.
• Reserve 1 cup of oat mixture for topping.
• Press remaining mixture into 8in.
• square baking pan.
• Combine raisins and jam.
• Spread raisin mixture to within 1/2 inch of edges of pan.
• Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture.
• Press lightly.
• Bake at 375F degrees for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
• Cool in pan.
• Cut into bars.

RASPBERRY RIBBON SLICES

Steps:

• Make cookie dough as directed on package for drop cookies, adding flour; blend. Divide dough into thirds. Shape each third into 12-inch log. Place logs 3 inches apart on 2 ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 375°F for 15 to 18 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Using handle of wooden spoon or finger, make depression about 1/2 inch wide and 1/4 inch deep lengthwise down center of each roll. Fill indentations on each roll with generous tablespoon jam. Cool; place on cooling rack. Cool completely.
• Mix powdered sugar and just enough milk for drizzling consistency; blend. Drizzle icing over cooled logs. Cut each roll diagonally into 12 pieces.