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Milan Cookies

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This recipe comes from Gale Gand of Food Network. We love the Pepperridge Farm Milanos, so I though I would try this recipe. They aren't as crispy, but a great cookie nevertheless. They are a wonderful addition to any cookie platter, Christmas cookie exchange, tea or just because. I made a few slight changes , but kept the basic recipe the same.

"Great, easy to follow recipe. Elegant and fabulously delicious cookies! They were a big hit at our Christmas Eve Party." - EttaBakes

Yield: 10 Ready in 1 hours

Cuisine: americanMain Ingredient: cookie

(4, 4) 75% would make again (reviews)

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 10
12 tablespoonsbutter; softened
2 1/2 cupspowdered sugar
7/8 cupegg whites; (from about 6 eggs)
2 tablespoonsvanilla extract; (I only used 1 TBS)
2 tablespoonslemon extract; (I only used 2 tsps)
1 1/2 cupsFlour
Cookie filling:
1/2 cupheavy cream
8 ouncessemisweet chocolate; chopped (I used chocolate chips)
1 orange; zested
1 tsporange extract; (optional I added this)

Milan Cookies Preparation

Directions:

Cream the butter with a paddle attachment then mix in the sugar.Add the egg whites gradually and then mix in the vanilla and lemon extracts.Add the flour and mix until just incorporated.With a small (1/4-inch) plain tip ....I used a plastic bag and cut off the tip (about 1/2 inch).Pipe 1-inch sections(I thought they would be too small so I made them close to 2 inches) of batter onto a parchment-lined sheet pan, spacing them 2 inches apart as they spread.Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes( this was too much...I noticed mine took about 6-8 minutes) or until light golden brown around the edges. Keep an eye on them! Let cool on the pan.Cookie Filling: In a small saucepan over medium flame, scald cream. Pour hot cream over chocolate in a bowl.Whisk to melt chocolate, add zest, extract and blend well.Set aside to cool (the mixture will thicken as it cools). Spread a thin amount of the filling onto the flat side of a cookie while the filling is still soft and press( or place gently) the flat side of a second cookie on top. I used a plastic bag to hold the filling and cut of a small hole at the tip of the bag. I then squeezed some filling on the cookie. This minimizes the mess of spreading it on the cookie. It is much cleaner.Repeat with the remainder of the cookies.

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  • Calories Per Serving: 694
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    Milan Cookies Reviews

    Give it a rating Would you make it again?   [please sign in to add your comment]
    Extremely difficult to make and not worth the effort for what comes out
    2 months, 2 weeks, 1 days, 6 hours, 7 minutes ago
    Melt in your mouth perfect. I think they turned out even better than store bought.
    4 months, 4 weeks, 5 hours, 35 minutes ago
    Great, easy to follow recipe. Elegant and fabulously delicious cookies! They were a big hit at our Christmas Eve Party.
    2 years, 4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 3 hours, 56 minutes ago
    Delicious! Coworkers said it tasted like the real deal but had a certain distinctive flavor from them. I didn't add the orange zest, only the orange and lemon extracts at your suggested amounts and it was plenty flavor. Do you have any tips for how to keep the sizes more consistent? Maybe refrigerate the batter to firm for piping? Please let me know.
    3 years, 2 weeks, 2 days, 15 hours, 14 minutes ago

    Tags

    1. Cookies
    2. Desserts
    3. Elegant
    4. Christmas
    5. cookie
    6. american

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