Guess who was jealous of Brutus and his cookies? Yep, J!! He sulked the whole weekend, "How come the dog gets home-made biscuits but I don't?" "Aa naayi-ge mathra madithya biscuit nange illa". I decided to make him a something better than the doggie biscuit- that ought to quieten him for few weeks!
Spiral Cookies:
for the vanilla dough-
1/2 C unsalted butter
1/2 C sugar
few drops of vanilla extract
1/2 egg yolk, beaten
1 1/2 C all purpose flour, sifted
for the chocolate dough-
1/2 C unsalted butter
1/2 C sugar
1/2 egg yolk, beaten
1 1/4 C plus 2 Tbsp all purpose flour, sifted
1/4 C cocoa powder
Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Beat the butter and sugar till creamy and soft. Add the vanilla, egg and flour into the creamed mixture and stir nit till forms a sift dough. In a separate bowl, make the chocolate dough in the same way. Knead each dough separately till smooth, cover in plastic wrap and chill for 30 mins. Roll out both pieces of dough to 10 by 7 in. rectangles. Brush a little milk over the vanilla dough and lay the chocolate dough on top. Press down gently. Roll up from the short side to make a spiral log. Wrap and chill for 30 mins. Cut the roll into 24-30 slices, arrange 4 cms apart on the cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 12 mins till pale golden. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 mins. Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
Note:
1) Don't even dream of making this, if you are short on time. It takes a lot of time and rolling the dough is a real pain in the ass and needs patience!
2) Add 2 tbsp milk if the mixture does not form a smooth dough.
3) The baking time depends on the thickness of the cookie. If you slice your cookies too thick, the edges brown fast but the inside remains raw. So make sure you slice at least 24-26 cookies.
These cookies go to J (I have to mention his name lest he say I made these for the blog ;) ) and to Sakshi who actually wrote in her comment "I have no probs in munching anything in the shape of a cute bone!! so maybe while packing for Brutus you can send another lot my way too and I can send you a pic of me with my tongue out to prove it's taste...bow bow!!" Sakshi, I hope you like these (IMHO- these are waaaaay better than Brutus' biscuits!!!).
