Coconut Cookies with Passion-Fruit Curd
- 1/2 cup store-bought passion-fruit puree
- 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 4 large egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 ounces unsweetened medium-flake coconut (about 1 1/2 cups)
- Confectioners sugar, for dusting
- Make curd: Bring passion-fruit puree, lemon juice, sugar, salt, and cornstarch to a simmer in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Slowly whisk in egg yolks.
- Cook, whisking constantly, until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Remove from heat.
- Add butter; whisk until melted.
- Pour through a fine sieve into a bowl.
- Place plastic wrap directly on surface of curd.
- Refrigerate until set, about 2 hours or up to overnight.
- Make cookies: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Put butter and granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
- Mix on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Mix in the egg and vanilla.
- Reduce speed to low.
- Gradually mix in flour mixture.
- Stir in coconut.
- Shape dough into two disks; wrap each in plastic.
- Refrigerate until cold, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Turn out one disk of dough onto a lightly floured work surface; roll to a scant 1/4 inch thick.
- Using a 1 1/4-inch cookie cutter, cut rounds of dough; place on parchment paperlined baking sheets.
- Repeat with remaining dough.
- Freeze until firm, about 15 minutes.
- Bake until edges of cookies just turn golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
- About 6 minutes into baking, flatten the cookies with the bottom of a measuring cup if they are puffing up.
- Let cool completely on sheets on wire racks.
- Transfer curd to a pastry bag fitted with a medium round tip (such as Ateco #12).
- Pipe curd onto flat side of a cookie; sandwich with another cookie.
- Repeat with remaining curd and cookies.
- Dust with confectioners sugar before serving.
- Sandwiches should be assembled just before serving, though the unfilled cookies can be stored between layers of parchment in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.
storebought passionfruit puree, lemon juice, granulated sugar, salt, cornstarch, egg yolks, cold unsalted butter, allpurpose flour, baking powder, salt, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, coconut, confectioners sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/coconut-cookies-with-passion-fruit-curd-389278 (may not work)