orange poppyseed thumbprints & matcha wreaths
two cookies from one dough!
these are based on a classic butter cookie dough, that gets split in half then flavoured and shaped however you like
i mixed half with poppyseeds and filled with marmalade for a cute thumprint cookie, and piped the remainder into festive little trees and wreaths
these are two of five cookies in my 2023 cookie box
adapted from sally’s baking addiction
ingredients
base dough
225g butter, softened
150g caster sugar
1.5 tsp vanilla paste
0.5 tsp almond paste
1 egg
280g plain flour
orange poppyseed thumbprints
zest of one orange
1 tbsp poppyseeds
2 tbsp marmalade, for filling
matcha wreaths
1 tbsp matcha powder
3 tbsp milk
method
cream together the butter (225g) and sugar (150g) until light and super fluffy
stir in the vanilla (1.5 tsp), almond extract (0.5 tsp), and egg (one)
mix in the flour (280g), then divide the dough in half
orange poppyseed thumbprints
stir in the orange zest and poppyseeds (1 tbsp) into one half of the dough
pipe or spoon the dough to make fifteen cookies
press a heart shape (or thumbprint) into each cookie and carefully fill the divot with marmalade
chill for 30 minutes
preheat the oven to 180°C
bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned
matcha wreaths
sift the matcha powder (1 tbsp) over the other half of the dough and stir to just combine
add the milk, one spoon at a time until the dough is soft and a pipeable consistency
transfer to a piping bag (preferable reusable, i popped four plastic ones!) with a star shaped nozzle and pipe into wreath and christmas tree shapes
chill for 30 minutes
preheat the oven to 180°C
bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned