Rosemary, Almond and Parmesan Cocktail Cookies

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To bring out the flavor of the rosemary in these barely sweet cookies, Dorie Greenspan first rubs the leaves with granulated sugar—a technique she learned from renowned French pastry chef Pierre Hermé. More Cookie Recipes More Cocktail Party Recipes

Rosemary, Almond and Parmesan Cocktail Cookies
Photo: © Quentin Bacon
Active Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
2 hrs
Yield:
5 dozen bite-size cookies

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup slivered almonds

  • 3 tablespoons sugar

  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped rosemary

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (1 ounce)

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 2 sticks cold unsalted butter, diced

  • 2 large egg yolks, beaten

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Spread the almonds in a pie plate and toast for about 10 minutes, until golden. Turn off the oven and let the almonds cool.

  2. In a bowl, rub the sugar with the rosemary until moist and aromatic. In a food processor, combine the rosemary sugar with the almonds, flour, cheese and salt and pulse until the almonds are coarsely chopped. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Add the egg yolks and pulse until large clumps of dough form.

  3. Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead gently until it just comes together. Divide the dough in half and press each piece into a disk. Roll out each disk between 2 sheets of wax paper to about 1/4 inch thick. Slide the wax paper–covered disks onto a baking sheet and freeze for at least 1 hour, until very firm.

  4. Preheat the oven to 350° and line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Working with one piece of dough at a time, peel off the top sheet of wax paper. Using a 1 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, stamp out cookies as close together as possible. Arrange the cookies about 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets.

  5. Bake the cookies for about 20 minutes, until lightly golden; shift the baking sheets from top to bottom and front to back halfway through. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 3 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Make Ahead

The rolled-out frozen cookie dough can be wrapped in plastic and kept frozen for 2 weeks. The baked cookies can be kept in an airtight container for up to 2 days.

Suggested Pairing

Crisp, citrusy Prosecco: NV Nino Franco Rustico Prosécco di Valdobbiadene.

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