Welsh Cranberry Skillet Cookies Recipes

WELSH COOKIES (AKA WELSH CAKES)

Steps:

• Preheat an electric griddle to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt.
• Add the cold butter cubes to the flour mixture. Using a pastry blender, fork, or two butter knives, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Stir in the sugar and currants.
• Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and add the egg and milk. Using a fork, mix until the dough comes together. It will be slightly sticky. If it is very, very sticky and too wet, add a little more flour.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface. Sprinkle some flour over the top of the dough and shape it into a disc. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out to a thickness of ¼ inch.
• Using a 2½-inch round cookie cutter or biscuit cutter, cut out 14 cookies. You may have to re-roll the dough trimmings a few times.
• Lightly spray the griddle with cooking spray. Place as many cookies on the griddle as will fit without them touching each other.
• Cook on the first side until the bottom is lightly browned, about 4 minutes.
• Carefully flip over and cook until lightly browned, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove cookies from the griddle and place on a wire cooling rack. Immediately sprinkle with some sugar while the cookies are still warm.
• If you were not able to fit all of your cookies on the griddle at once, repeat the process with the remaining cookies.
• Serve warm or cooled.

NANA'S WELSH CURRANT COOKIES (FRYING PAN COOKIES)

Steps:

• Heat frying pan to 350°F.
• Beat together 2 eggs and 6 Tbsps Milk.
• Add dry ingredients & shortening in a mixing bowl, blend well.
• Add Egg and Milk mixture to dry ingredients, stir until well mixed.
• Place plastic on bowl to cover dough & chill dough in refrigerator about 2 hours.
• On floured board, roll dough in 4 parts to 1/4" thickness.
• Cut shapes with floured glass or cookie cutter.
• Fry in electric fry pan until golden.

WELSH COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix flour, baking powder, salt and the 1/2 cup sugar in medium bowl until well blended Cut in butter or margarine and shortening with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Toss in currants.
• Beat egg and milk with a fork in a 1-cup measure; add to flour mixture; mix gently with fork, just until blended. Dough should be consistency of pastry dough.
• Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness with floured rolling pin on lightly floured pastry cloth or board. Cut with 3 inch floured cookie cutter
• Heat greased griddle or large heavy skillet over moderate heat until few drops of water jump when dropped on surface. Cook cakes, a few at a time, 3 minutes, or until golden brown. Turn with pancake turner and cook another 3 minutes, or until golden brown on second side. Remove to wire rack. Sprinkle with sugar. Let cool completely, then wrap in plastic bags to store. Can also be frozen.

WELSH COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, zest, nutmeg and salt in a medium bowl. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture looks sandy. Stir in the currants. Beat the eggs and 2 tablespoons of the buttermilk together. Stir into the dry ingredients to make a shaggy dough, add more buttermilk if the dough is dry. Gather dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Roll the dough on a floured workspace into a piece about 1/4-inch thick. Cut into 2 to 3- inch rounds.
• Heat a griddle or frying pan over medium-low heat. Brush the pan surface with butter. Cook the cookies until slightly brown and cooked through, about 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Transfer to a rack, sprinkle with sugar and cool. Store in a cookie tin.