Delightful Napolitano Christmas Cookies Recipe Video
Ingredients
| Dried cherries | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Walnuts | 1 Cup (16 tbs), coarsely chopped | |
| Whole blanched almonds | 1 1⁄4 Cup (20 tbs) | |
| Clementine | 1⁄2 , finely grated zest and the juiced | |
| Egg | 1 Large | |
| Grapefruit juice | 1 Tablespoon, freshly squeezed | |
| All-purpose flour | 1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs) | |
| All-purpose flour | 1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs) | |
| Cocoa powder | 1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs) (Dutch Process) | |
| Espresso powder | 1⁄2 Tablespoon (I Use The Ferrara Kind = Delicious) | |
| Unsalted butter | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (Room Temperature, 2 Sticks) | |
| Unsalted butter | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (Room Temperature, 2 Sticks) | |
| Confectioner's sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Confectioner's sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Pure vanilla extract | 1 Teaspoon |
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 7138 Calories from Fat 4741
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 538 g827.8%
Saturated Fat 254.4 g1271.9%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 1179.1 mg393%
Sodium 170.9 mg7.1%
Total Carbohydrates 581 g193.6%
Dietary Fiber 73.9 g295.5%
Sugars 333.1 g
Protein 106 g211.4%
Vitamin A 249% Vitamin C 41.8%
Calcium 100.5% Iron 197.7%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet
Directions
1. For the Clementine dough: place almonds and sugar in the bowl of a food processor.
2. Process until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal; set aside.
3. Place butter and zest in bowl of an electric mixer. Beat on medium speed until white and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.
4. On low speed, add almond mixture; beat until combined, 10 to 15 seconds. Add egg and grapefruit juice; combine. Wrap in plastic, and store, refrigerated, until ready to use.
5. Make the Chocolate-Espresso Dough: Sift flour, cocoa powder, and espresso beans in a large bowl; set aside.
6. In bowl of an electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment, combine butter, sugar, and vanilla until creamy, 3 to 4 minutes. Working in additions, gradually beat in flour mixture, scraping down sides of bowl twice.
7. Wrap in plastic; store, refrigerated, until ready to use.
Line an 8-inch-square baking pan with plastic. In a large bowl, stir cherries into Clementine dough. In another large bowl, stir walnuts into chocolate-espresso dough.
8. Press orange mixture into bottom of pan. Using an offset spatula, smooth top evenly. Spread chocolate mixture over orange mixture and smooth evenly. Cover pan with plastic; chill at LEAST 2 hours.
9. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
10. Unmold dough; remove plastic. Cut into bricks and place on cookie sheets with a little bit of space in between each one. 11. Bake until firm to the touch, 12 to 15 minutes.
12. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool. You can store these for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container (perfect for holiday/new years cookies!!!)
SERVING
13. Serve the cookies as an evening snack.
Editors Review
Cookies always remain the favorite of everybody. If you want to give a new taste to your cookies, try this Napolitano Cookies. Check out the video right now.Chef
