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Pie-Crust Currant Cookies





Yields
Makes about 16 (serving size: 1 cookie)



Total Time
30 mins

Rich and dense, these cookies taste like mincemeat pie, and are very good with fresh fruit (or just on their own). We created them for a recipe called Deconstructed Pie (they stand in for the crust).

This recipe goes with: Deconstructed Pie

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Thomas J. Story

 1 (9-in.) pie-crust pastry, store-bought or homemade
 1 tablespoon salted butter, melted
 1 tablespoon cardamom
 1/4 cup sugar
 2/3 cup currants
 1 large egg
 1 tablespoon honey
Step 1
1

Preheat oven to 400°. With a rolling pin, lightly roll pastry into a 1/8-in.-thick rectangle or square. Brush pastry with butter, then mix cardamom and sugar and sprinkle it over pastry, leaving a 1/2-in. border clear on edge. Sprinkle a single dense layer of currants on top of sugar. If pastry is sticky or stretchy, chill 15 minutes before proceeding.

Step 2
2

Roll pastry into a tight log. Slice into 1/2-in.-thick slices and arrange, cut side up, on a parchment-lined baking sheet, pushing them back into rounds if they get irregular. Blend egg with 1 tbsp. water and brush cookies with egg wash.

Step 3
3

Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Mix honey with 1 tbsp. water and dab onto warm cookies to make them shiny. Let cool briefly on sheet, then lift to a rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 0

Amount Per Serving
Calories 80Calories from Fat 43
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3.8g6%

Saturated Fat 1.5g8%
Cholesterol 14mg5%
Sodium 55mg3%
Total Carbohydrate 11g4%

Dietary Fiber 0.6g3%
Protein 1.1g3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.