Rosé Strawberry Shortbread Cookies
A sparkling rosé reduction is added to a strawberry shortbread cookie that has been delicately spiced with black pepper. This cookie is glazed in rose then lightly dipped into dark chocolate for an exquisite and luxurious cookie perfect to ring in the New Year.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg yolk
- ½ tspn salt
- ¼ tspn black pepper finely ground
- .26 ounces freeze dried strawberries
- 1¾ cup flour
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1½ cups sparkling Rosé can use pink champagne, champagne, sparkling wine, prosecco. This will be made into a reduction.
- 1½ cups powdered sugar for the glaze.
- ¼ cup dark chocolate optional.
- water for the glaze as needed.
- edible gold decorations optional.
Instructions
Sparkling Rosé Wine Reduction
- In a saucepan measure out 1½ cup (half a bottle) of sparkling rosé wine.
- Bring the wine up to a boil over high heat.
- Allow the wine to boil and reduce for 6-8 minutes over medium high heat.
- Turn the stove off after the wine has reduced to a quarter of a cup. Place the reduction in a small glass bowl to cool before adding to the cookie dough.
- One tablespoon of this reduction will be used in the cookie dough, the rest will be used in the glaze for the cookies.
Cookies
- In a bowl, combine softened butter and powdered sugar until thoroughly mixed together.
- Add egg yolk, vanilla extract, ONE tablespoon of rosé reduction and mix to combine.
- Using a spatula, fold in the flour, cornstarch, black pepper, and powdered freeze dried strawberries. The mixture will look dry at first but will turn into a soft dough.
- Place the dough into a gallon sealable bag and press the dough flat, filling the entire surface area of the bag with the dough.
- Chill for at least 2 hours. The longer the better. The dough can be kept in the fridge for up to 2 days.
- After the dough has chilled, cut the gallon storage bag open and place the flat square of dough onto a lightly floured work surface.
- Roll the dough to even out the edges, the dough should be about a ¼ inch thick. No thicker than a ½ inch.
- Using a fluted 2½ inch cookie cutter, cut out circle shapes from the dough.
- Carefully place the circles on a parchment lined baking sheet spacing 2 inches apart. I fit 12 circles on a baking sheet.
- Bake at 350*F for 10-12 minutes. The cookies will look dry to the touch but won't have very much color on them.
- Reroll the dough and repeat cutting out circles until all the dough is used. Bake one baking sheet of cookies at a time.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Rosé Glaze
- In a bowl add 1½ cups of powdered sugar and 3 tablespoons of wine reduction.
- Mix until smooth and creamy. The glaze should have the consistency of maple syrup.
- If the glaze is too thick add a teaspoon of water at a time, if it is too thin add 1/4 cup powdered sugar until desired consistency is reached.
- Dip the cookies one by one into the glaze. Place the glazed cookies on to a wire rack to allow the glaze to drip off the cookies and set up.
- Allow the glaze an hour to set up before dipping into melted dark chocolate.
- After the glaze has set up and hardened, melt dark chocolate in a microwave safe bowl for 20-30 seconds intervals until melted. It took me 2 30 second intervals with a stir in between and after.
- Dip the glazed cookies only a quarter of the way down to create a dark chocolate edge on one side of the cookie. Place back on wire rack.
- Any sprinkles, glitter, or gold leaf can be placed on the dark chocolate while it is still warm before the chocolate cools and hardens.
- Allow the chocolate to set up for 10-15 minutes before transferring cookies to serving tray or cheeseboard.
- Enjoy!
Notes
A fancy cookie filled with sparkling wine flavor, strawberries and a touch of spice from finely ground pepper.
Delicate, dainty, and filled with sweet and savory flavors, this cookie is a perfect sweet bite to add to a cheeseboard for New Years or to share on a cookie platter to ring in any party with style.
Happy New Year, here's to 2023!