Orange Poppy Seed Wafers
- 2 cups cake flour
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 2 tablespoons ground allspice
- 1 cup butter, plus additional for greasing cooking sheets
- 1 large orange
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons cream or milk
- Poppy seeds
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
- Combine flour, poppy seeds, and allspice in a bowl and set aside.
- Butter 2 heavy, large cookie sheets and set aside.
- Using a vegetable peeler, remove all the zest from the orange (only remove the orange part, not the bitter white pith).
- Save orange for another use.
- Place the granulated sugar and zest in a food processor.
- Process until peel is finely minced, about 2 minutes.
- Transfer the sugar-zest mixture to an electric mixer.
- Add 1 cup butter and beat until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg yolks.
- Add the flour mixture and mix slowly until combined into a soft dough.
- Using a small cookie scoop, place 1-inch high mounds 2 inches apart on cookie sheets and press cookie down using a spatula dipped in water.
- Bake until edges are light brown, about 10 to 12 minutes.
- Cool on wire racks.
- Make the glaze by combining the powdered sugar and cream in a bowl.
- Using a pastry brush, brush the glaze over the cookies and then sprinkle with poppy seeds.
- Let stand until glaze is hardened and not wet.
- Store in an airtight container.
cake flour, poppy seeds, ground allspice, butter, orange, sugar, egg yolks, powdered sugar, cream, seeds
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/orange-poppy-seed-wafers-recipe0.html (may not work)