Melting Moments

Name: Melting Moments
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 13 min
Yield: 24 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup butter (please don't substitute!); 2 cups flour; 2 tablespoons powdered sugar; 1/2 cup butter; 2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice; 2 teaspoons milk; 2 -3 cups powdered sugar, to make a thick frosting

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⏱ 13 mins 🍽 24 serving(s) 🏷 Dessert

These are the genuine Melting Moments, distinct from versions using cornstarch. The recipe comes from a cookbook found in a town known as 'Little Sweden'. The cookies are baked until just golden, then sandwiched with a thick, sweet frosting flavoured with maraschino cherry juice. They are known for their delicate texture and are always popular.

Ingredients

1 cup butter (please don't substitute!)
2 cups flour
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
2 teaspoons milk
2 -3 cups powdered sugar, to make a thick frosting

Method

Combine the butter, flour and powdered sugar.
Shape the mixture into balls similar in size to ping pong balls.
Arrange them on a cookie sheet and press down to flatten them to roughly 1/2 inch thick.
Bake at 425* for a short time, just until the edges start to take on colour. Monitor them carefully. Once cooled, spread the icing on the flat side to make sandwich cookies.
As an alternative, you can frost just the tops of the cookies to yield more. Almond extract with a little red colouring can be used instead of the cherry juice.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium101900 mg

Recipe details

CategoryDessert

AuthorSusan L.