Birch Cookies - Elder Scrolls

Name: Birch Cookies - Elder Scrolls
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 3/4 cup cane sugar; 3/4 cup butter; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce; pinch salt; 1 tsp nutmeg, or cinnamon; 2 1/2 cups flour; 3 Tbsp butter, softened; 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar; arrowroot starch, if making homemade powdered sugar; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; dash rum, optional; 5 Tbsp oat milk; ground nutmeg, or cinnamon, for dusting

3 steps

Birch trees are some of the hardy varieties that still thrive in the cold Skyrim climate. These cookies honor those stalwart trees and their enterprising spirit with miniature versions of the birch logs that burn in many a hearthfire, keeping residents warm and snug. Pairs well with: hot tea or warm oat milk.

Updated at: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 21:12:39 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories220 kcal (11%)

Total Fat9.5 g (14%)

Carbs32 g (12%)

Sugars17.7 g (20%)

Protein2 g (4%)

Sodium17 mg (1%)

Fiber0.6 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

18 servings

¾ cupcane sugar

¾ cupbutter

2 tspvanilla extract

¼ cupunsweetened applesauce

salt

1 tspnutmeg

or cinnamon

2 ½ cupsflour

3 Tbspbutter

softened

1 ½ cuppowdered sugar

arrowroot starch

if making homemade powdered sugar

½ tspvanilla extract

rum

optional

5 Tbspoat milk

ground nutmeg

or cinnamon, for dusting

Instructions

Step 1

To make the dough: I. In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter, then stir in the vanilla, egg, salt, and nutmeg. Gradually add in the flour until you have a dough that is no longer sticky, but isn't yet crumbly and dry. Form into a flat disk, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for about an hour. 2. When you are ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350*F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Working with one-half of the dough at a time, rollit out into a rope no more than an inch thick. Cut at slight angles into pieces about 3 to 4 inches long and set on the prepared baking sheet. Use any extra dough to add little branches to some of the logs. Don't worry if they look a little odd-the frosting will cover them nicely. Repeat with the remaining dough 3. Bake the cookies for about 12 minutes, until they are firming upand just starting to turn golden on the edges Move to s a cooling rack.

Step 2

To make the frosting: 4. While the cookies are baking, beat together the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, rum, and just enough cream to make a nice, thick frosting. When the cookies are completely cool, spread a little of the frosting on each one, smoothing out with a spoon or fingertip. Drag the tines of a fork lightly along the frosting to give the impression of tree bark, then dust with a little extra nutmeg.

Step 3

Dough has to chill 1 hour! Can use 4-6 Tbsp oat milk in dough.