Recipe: Evergreen Butcher + Baker’s Swedish Dream cookies

Evergreen co-owner Emma Schacke prefers using a seasonal jam such as apple butter in her Swedish Dream cookies Courtesy of Emma Schacke This week we re sharing Evergreen Butcher Baker s recipe for Swedish Dream cookies Also known as dr mmar Swedish Dream cookies are known for the characteristic cracked tops and airy texture While dr mmar are not inevitably made with jam the extra ingredient adds flavor depth and a textural contrast Evergreen co-owner and baker Emma Schacke recommends raspberry or apricot jam If you d like a more seasonal jam try spiced pear and persimmon fig and vanilla bean or apple butter all of which are available at Evergreen in Kirkwood The simple flavors using rich natural ingredients might make it a perfect cookie for an afternoon Fika a quick coffee break to connect with others Schacke announced In addition to being entirely gluten-free these cookies maintain a satisfyingly chewy texture thanks to the use of almond and pistachio flour If you don t have pistachio flour however you can use grams of almond flour cups instead Schacke recommends sourcing nut flours at specialty markets like Sevanada Natural Foods Arena on Moreland Avenue in Little Five Points Allergy warning This recipe was not written for people with tree nut allergies and prioritizes those with gluten intolerances If you have a tree nut allergy try a recipe that utilizes all-purpose flour Yields about cookies Ingredients grams sugar cup Tbsp grams maple syrup Tbsp grams almond flour cups grams pistachio flour cup egg whites grams grams vanilla extract tsp grams salt tsp Zest of lemon or orange Optional jam of choice Directions Prepare the dough Whisk sugar egg whites and maple syrup together in a large bowl until frothy Add nut flours salt and zest and mix with a wooden spoon or spatula until a loose dough forms Chill dough for to hours in refrigerator You can also keep dough in the fridge for about a week and bake off as a multitude of cookies as you d like at a time Using a small cookie scoop scoop small cookies about grams of dough from the batch Roll in sugar and make an indentation on top with your thumb Scoop jam into the divot Bake at degrees Fahrenheit for to minutes The cookies will feel soft right out of the oven but should firm up once cooled Cookies should be easy to pick up off the baking sheet but very chewy internally The post Recipe Evergreen Butcher Baker s Swedish Dream cookies appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta