Simple Italian Style Mascarpone Cookies

Simple Italian Style Mascarpone Cookies

Butter cookies are nice but these Mascarpone cookies are lush. I’ve always loved cream cheese, on toast, and the icing on cakes; so it was only a matter of time for me to make these cookies. There are so many variations of cream cheese, but honestly, nothing beats the classic Italian Mascarpone; its rich and creamy texture is simply lush.

These mascarpone cookies are so delicious, that they don’t need any sort of icing/frosting; just a cup of tea (or your favourite brew) will suffice. Of course, there’s nothing wrong if you opt to get extra sweet and cheesy with maybe some cream cheese icing/frosting; I won’t judge, even so, in my opinion, there is nothing like too much cream cheese.

How to make the Marscapone Cookies:

  • Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Put the cheese, butter and sugar in a bowl. whisk together until creamy, add the egg and continue whisking until it is all combined.
  • In another bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder and vanilla powder.
  • Add the flour mixture to the creamy mixture and gently mix until you get a soft dough.
  • Scoop the dough and place the tray of cookies into the preheated oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the edges begin to brown.
  • Remove from oven, and allow to cool, then serve.

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Simple Italian Style Mascarpone Cookies

Mascarpone Cookies

Immaculate Ruému
Nothing beats Italian cream cheese, its rich and creaminess is simply lush. Making these mascarpone cookies perfect without frosting.
4.83 from 17 votes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine international, Italian
Servings 15 cookies
Calories 167 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 300 g All Purpose Flour
  • 150 g Butter Unsalted
  • 150 g Mascarpone
  • 150 g Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Powder
  • ½ tsp Baking Powder
  • ½ tsp Baking Soda

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius and Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Put the cheese, butter and sugar in a bowl. whisk together until creamy, add the egg and continue whisking until it is all combined.
  • In another bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder and vanilla powder.
  • Add the flour mixture (in three parts) to the creamy mixture and gently mix with a spatula, until you get a soft dough.
  • Now, you can scoop the dough with an ice cream scoop unto a baking tray; you can also roll out the dough and cut out with a cookie cutter; but, for these cookies I put the soft dough mixture into a plastic bag and piped it unto the baking sheet.
  • This is just another way to easily get a round shape if you don’t have an ice-cream scoop or a cookie cutter. These should give you 15 large cookies.
  • Place the tray of cookies into the pre-heated oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the edges begin to brown.
  • Remove from oven, you can easily pull the parchment paper with the cookies unto a cooling rack or just a flat surface, so they cool.
  • Serve with a cup of tea or ice and decorate as you desire.

Nutrition

Calories: 167kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 71mg | Potassium: 39mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 172IU | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg
Keyword: cookies, marscapone
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