Tiny cookies that do indeed melt in your mouth, fresh passion fruit juice boosts these Melting Moments into the irresistible category. Ethereal and brightly flavored, these beauties won't last long on any plate at your next gathering. Enjoy!
Cookies:
1 stick (8 Tbs or 125 g) good quality butter, room temp
Juice from 1-2 Passion Fruits (about 2 Tbs)
1/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cornstarch
Filling:
1/2 stick (4 Tbs) butter, room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
about 2 Tbs passion fruit juice - (a generous 2 Tbs is fine :)
1 tsp lemon juice
Additional powdered sugar for garnish
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| Use the seeds if you like! |
In a medium bowl, beat the butter and powdered sugar until light and creamy. Add the passion fruit juice and blend well.
Add the flour and cornstarch and continue mixing until a soft dough comes together - I've been known to mix with my hands at this point, sort of kneading as with bread to gather the dough.
Roll teaspoon-sized balls of dough and place on the prepared baking sheet about an inch apart. Dipping a fork into additional cornstarch, flatten each ball gently to about half its size.
Place baking sheet into the oven and bake 12-14 minutes, or until just beginning to turn pale golden.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool a minute or so on the baking sheet, then move to a wire rack to cool.
To prepare the Passion Fruit Buttercream, beat the butter, powdered sugar, and passion fruit and lemon juices until fluffy.
When cookies are cooled, spread a small amount of the buttercream between two cookies.
Just before serving dust the cookies with additional powdered sugar.
