Napoleon's Hat (cookies)
Total Time: 40 mins
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 cup almonds, ground
Recipe
- 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
- 2 sift flour and salt.
- 3 in a large mixer bowl, beat butter or margarine with electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds.
- 4 add sugar and beat until fluffy.
- 5 add egg yolks and vanilla; beat well.
- 6 add dry ingredients to beaten mixture and beat until well combined.
- 7 cover and chill 1 hour.
- 8 for almond paste filling:
- 9 beat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form.
- 10 gradually add powdered sugar, beating until stiff peaks form
- 11 fold in ground almonds.
- 12 set aside.
- 13 on a lightly floured surface, roll the chilled dough to about 1/8 inch thickness.
- 14 cut into 3 inch circles (i use a glass).
- 15 place 1 rounded teaspoon of the almond filling in center of each.
- 16 fold up and pinch 3 sides to form a 3 cornered hat, leaving the top of filling exposed.
- 17 place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet, no need to grease, i do however use parchment paper.
- 18 bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
- 19 remove and let cool on wire rack.
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