Mushroom-Shaped Cookies Recipe for a Stovetop Mold
Tender butter cookies cooked in a stovetop mushroom mold, with cocoa-colored stems.
These playful cookies need the special two-sided mold that sits over a gas burner. The original dough is richer than a simple shortbread: it contains four eggs, 200 grams of fat and vanilla sugar. Whisk the eggs and sugars until light, then mix in softened butter, flour and baking powder. Divide a small portion for cocoa-colored stems if your mold separates caps and stems. Use small pieces of dough, because an overfilled mold leaks into the burner. Turn the closed mold over medium heat until each side is golden. Let the pieces cool before joining them with a little melted chocolate; leave the icing sugar optional.
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Mushroom-Shaped Cookies Recipe for a Stovetop Mold
Equipment: Stovetop mushroom cookie mold, bowls, whisk, cooling rack
Ingredients
Instructions
Mix dough
Whisk eggs with both sugars, blend in butter, then fold in flour, baking powder and salt.
Color stems
Work cocoa into a small portion of dough for stem impressions, if the mold has separate parts.
Fill mold
Heat and lightly grease the stovetop mushroom mold; fill each cavity sparingly.
Cook
Close mold and cook on medium heat about 2–3 minutes on each side until fully golden and set.
Cool and assemble
Cool pieces, join caps and stems with a little melted chocolate and dust lightly if desired.
How to tell when it is ready
Both sides golden and the center cooked through.
Tips
- Use little pieces of dough so the mold closes fully.
- Lower the heat if one side browns too fast.
- Color only the stem portion with cocoa.
- Cool before using chocolate as glue.
Serving suggestions
- Offer beside hot tea.
- Add to a holiday cookie tray.
- Serve with coffee.
- Pack cooled cookies as a small gift.
Make ahead
Measure ingredients ahead; mix and cook or bake according to the method on serving day.
Storage
Keep completely cooled cookies in an airtight box up to 4 days.
Food safety
Use oven mitts and keep the mold steady over the flame; cook the egg dough through.
Frequently asked questions
Can I bake this dough on a tray?
Yes, but it will not have the mushroom shape or the same cooking time.
How should I store stovetop mushroom-shaped cookies?
Keep completely cooled cookies in an airtight box up to 4 days.
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