As Thanksgiving approaches, get ready to pamper your family and friends with a unique sweet treat. If you're seeking a delightful idea, consider my Ovis Mollis cookies. These delicate, crumbly Italian cookies are made with hard-boiled egg yolks and potato starch. Ovis Mollis, which literally means soft eggs in Italian, have a well in the center typically filled with apricot jam, resembling a fried egg in shape and appearance. In my variation, I've replaced the jam with a luscious chocolate spread, which is palm oil-free and sourced from organic farms.
Enjoy this delicious twist on a classic treat!
Ovis Mollis Cookies
8
servings30
minutes15
minutesIngredients
8.82 oz 8.82 flour type 00
4.41 oz 4.41 potato starch
8.82 oz 8.82 unsalted butter, softened
4.41 oz 4.41 sifted powdered sugar
1 tsp 1 vanilla extract
9 medium 9 hard-boiled egg yolks
apricot jam or chocolate spread for filling
powdered sugar for dusting
Directions
- Sift together flour and potato starch. Set this mixture aside.
- Pass the hard-boiled egg yolks through a fine mesh strainer and set them aside.
- In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, cream the softened butter and sifted powdered sugar.
- Add the vanilla extract and continue to cream the mixture.
- Gradually add the sieved egg yolks, mixing until well incorporated.
- Reduce the mixer's speed and slowly add the flour and potato starch mixture until just combined.
- Shape the resulting dough into a large ball, wrap it with plastic wrap, and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C).
- On a work surface, shape the dough into walnut-sized balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Slightly flatten the balls and create a small well in the center using your thumb or the handle of a small rolling pin.
- Bake for approximately 12 minutes, or until they turn a light golden color.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a couple of minutes, then fill each well with a teaspoon of chocolate spread and let them cool completely.
- Serve dusted with powdered sugar on top or store them in a cookie tin; they tend to taste even better the following day.
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