Cookie filling

[devlin]

I'm wanting to make a linzer type cookie, only with something other than the usual fruit/jam type filling. Anybody have any unusual sorts of fillings for cookies on hand? Something other than fruit? Or chocolate?

[CanadianBakin']

What about boiling a can of sweetened condensed milk for some mock "Dulce de Leche"? It's delicious between cookies made with nuts. Even better with some bittersweet chocolate drizzled on top.

[Ling]

^I was going to suggest caramel, but she beat me to it. You could do caramel and crushed pecans, or pistachio buttercream? Espresso buttercream?

[devlin]

Oooh yummy. I'm gonna try the both of em and get back to you. And now I've finally got a lovely new Nikon camera, pictures as well.

Thanks!

[andiesenji]

Have you considerd almond paste flavored with rose water or orange flower water?

It makes a delicious cookie filling. It isn't difficult to make your own.

And here's a hint for when you discover you have almond paste or marzipan that has hardened.

Simply cut it into slices about 1/2 inch thick and steam it for 5 to 8 minutes, check if it is soft, if not steam it a little longer then knead it until it is the consistence it is supposed to be.

If you want to use dried fruit as a filling, steam it instead of soaking it in water. It will retain more of its flavor but be nice and soft as you are essentially rehydrating it with the steam.

[Hanne Frosta]

I'm wanting to make a linzer type cookie, only with something other than the usual fruit/jam type filling. Anybody have any unusual sorts of fillings for cookies on hand? Something other than fruit? Or chocolate?

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I tasted a cookie in Italy, on slow fish festival. Called La sfratta.From Toscana.

it was a cake filled with chruced walnuts, honny, lemon, muscat, sugar,

(italien: Noci, miele, buccia dàrancia e cannella, farina, zucchero, vino bianco e olio)

I think the cake was made of, flower, olive oil, vhite vine

I always rost/( heat in oven) nuts before i use them in cakes.

[JeAnneS]

i'm partial to gianduja myself!! There's a fantastic recipe on epicurious for lemon curd filled little cookies as well...mmm lemon curd.

[etalanian]

I vote for Lemon Curd, also. It's great with cookies that contain nuts.

[Adrienne Carmack]

If you're a purist, you may not like this idea, but there is a very tasty and popular cookie recipe I've made a few times (came out of a cooking magazine). The dough is wrapped around an Andes mint. Called Christmas package or surprise cookies or something like that - they're rectangular (like the mint) and the recipe suggests drizzling melted chocolate on the top in the shape of a bow.

[highchef]

I'm wanting to make a linzer type cookie, only with something other than the usual fruit/jam type filling. Anybody have any unusual sorts of fillings for cookies on hand? Something other than fruit? Or chocolate?

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no fruit, no chocolate. how about nutella...can't get any easier.

[BCinBC]

I actually made an orange curd for cookie filling this weekend, for 13 dozen cookies (!?!) to exchange with fellow eGulleters. The curd turned out well, but the cookie itself (choc base, topped with pistachios and candied ginger) was a bit too cakey. I was trying to adapt and amalgamate a couple different recipes.

Anyway, the "orange" curd is obviously fruit, but not in the jammy-sense.