Description
Delightful Italian Peach Cookies with a charming, peach-like appearance and luscious filling, perfect for impressing guests or indulging yourself.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- A pinch of salt
- 1 cup peach jam (or apricot for a twist)
- Food coloring (yellow and red) for the peach effect, if desired
- 1 cup finely ground walnuts or almond flour
- Powdered sugar for dusting
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
Instructions
- Start by preheating your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking and to make cleanup easier.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and sugar until it’s fluffy and pale.
- Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Then, mix in the vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add this to the wet ingredients, mixing until well combined.
- Scoop out about a tablespoon of dough and roll it into a ball. Repeat this to form all the cookies, placing them about two inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Use your thumb or the back of a spoon to create an indentation in the center of each cookie. Fill these indents with a generous teaspoon of peach jam.
- Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes, or until they begin to turn golden around the edges.
- Once done, remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack.
- In a small bowl, mix the ground walnuts or almond flour with powdered sugar and cinnamon. Dust the cooled cookies with this mixture.
Notes
Feel free to swap out the peach jam for any fruit jam of your choice, or use homemade jam for an authentic touch. To adapt for dietary needs, use gluten-free flour, vegan options, or low-carb substitutes.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg