Communion Cookies
Loretta Dough – Original Version
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Communion Cookies
Loretta Original – Best for Structure & Cutting
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 Tablespoons Molasses
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
Dry Ingredients
- 3 cups oatmeal
- 1 cup pecans
- 10 ounces white chocolate chips
- 1-1/2 cups white flour
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup oat flour
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Equipment
- Sheet pan
- Mixing bowl
- Mixer (ideal)
- Paddle attachment (ideal)
Toppings:
- Pecan Pieces
- white chocolate melting wafers
Directions
Combine the Wet Ingredients
- The butter, cream cheese, and eggs must be brought to room temperature so they can combine and become fluffy.
- Place the butter, cream cheese, brown sugar, molasses, dates, and honey in a mixer. Combine until light and fluffy.
- Scrape the sides. Add 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste. Mix just until combined. Add the other egg. Scrape the sides and mix again.
Combine the Dry Ingredients
- In a different bowl combine the dry ingredients to add to the wet mixture. Combine 3 cups of oatmeal, 1 cup of pecans, 10 ounces of white chocolate chips, 1-1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup almond flour, 1/2 cup oat flour, 1 teaspoon sea salt, and 1 teaspoon baking soda.
- With the mixer running very slowly add the combined dry ingredients.
- Allow the dough to rise one hour. If refrigerating bring it to room temperature before scooping. Or the dough will look dry when baked.
- Shape and top as desired.
Notes
See Below for Inspiration and Recipes
What Else Can You Make with This Dough?
Loretta
A Relatively Healthy Dough that Does it All
Summer Tart
Plums, Cranberries, White Chocolate
Blueberry Mac Nut Marshmallow Cookies
7 Seed Butter
Peach Breakfast Muffins
Banana, Cherries Compote, Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Marshmallow Pie
Fig & Honey Oatmeal Cookies
Communion Cookies
White Chocolate Melting Wafers – Practice for the Priesthood Pray Often
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Bring butter, cream cheese, and eggs to room temperature.This will allow the fats and sugars to combine well and become fluffy.8 ounces butter, 8 ounces cream cheese, 2 eggs, room temperature
- Combine Fats & Sugars:In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese, honey, brown sugar, and molasses until the mixture is light and fluffy. Ingredients will not combine and become fluffy until brought to room temperature. Use the paddle attachment on mixer for optimal results.1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup local honey, 2 tablespoons molasses
- Incorporate Eggs & Vanilla: Add the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla, (almond extract is good also). Mix lightly after each addition.1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- Prepare Dry Ingredients:In a separate bowl, stir together the white chocolate wafers, the pecan pieces, oat flour, almond four, all-purpose flour, baking soda, oats, and flaky sea salt. Gently combine3 cups protein oatmeal, 1 cup TX native pecans, 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup oatmeal flour, 1/2 cup almond flour , 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp sea salt, 8 ounces Ghirardelli white chocolate chips
- Combine Dry & Wet Ingredients:Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet mixture with the paddle attachment. Just until combined.
- Chill: Cover the dough and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or overnight. This step allows reactions to happen. Ensuring the cookies bake up yummy, puffy, and soft.
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 325°. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or a silpat.
- Form Cookies: Scoop out 2 tablespoons of the chilled dough for each cookie onto the prepared baking sheets. Gently press a white chocolate wafer into the middle of each cookie. Or topping of choice. Such as Pecan halves, dried cherries, sea salt, Marrachino cherries, crushed crystallized ginger, pecans, and sea salt, Or, like in the original version with ginger and pecans. Make use of your Mortar & Pestle to mash the toppings together or chop. Sprinkle on cookies before baking. Pestle.100 Ghirardelli white chocolate melting wafers, 1/4 cup additional pecans, chopped, 1/4 cup sugar in the raw
- Bake:Preheat the oven to 350℉. Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, until the edges are golden brown but the centers are soft. Rotating the sheet pan half way through baking for even cooking
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