Tuesdays with Dorie BCM: Canistrelli

August 25, 2020 at 10:39 am | Posted in BCM, cookies & bars, groups, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 4 Comments
Tags: baking, cookies

These Canistrelli were a nice treat to have around for coffee breaks. They are a Corsican cookie, made with olive oil, white wine and pastis. I’d never had Canistrelli before, but something about them was familiar…not sure, but maybe they are similar to a cookie that my in-laws buy from an Italian-American pastry shop? I actually used ouzo (which I keep around to flame off saganaki, one of my favorite treats) in mine instead of pastis, and it worked great to get that bit of anise flavor. They’re easily mixed together and the soft dough is cut up into little cubes or diamonds. They aren’t too sweet, but the nuggets are coated in sugar before baking, so they get a nice crunchy crust when they bake.

For the recipe, see Baking Chez Moi by Dorie Greenspan. Don’t forget to check out the rest of the TWD Blogroll!

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I really liked these – better than some of the fancier cookies from Dorie’s cookies! I’d make these again – very easy and so tasty!

Comment by Cakelaw— August 25, 2020 #

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Weren’t these interesting? Loved them more than I thought I would!

Comment by Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.)— August 25, 2020 #

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Seems like this recipe is forgiving with whatever alcohol we have on hand. I am glad these worked out well for you.

Comment by Diane Zwang— August 25, 2020 #

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I haven’t had these before either but they reminded me of something else too! Surprisingly really good!

Comment by isthisakeeper— August 27, 2020 #

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