Lace cookies are thin and crispy around the edges and have small openings resembling a lace and hence the name. These cookies were categorized under "Dessert-time Cookies" in the book. Any cookie is good for dessert, but these are more elegant and sophisticated with lots of chopped pistachios and a hint of rosewater. (Recipe Source: Cookies! by Pippa Cuthbert and Lindsay Cameron Wilson)
The cookies were crisp around the edges,chewy in the middle and had the right amount of sweetness. But they have way too much butter, so consume wisely.
Recipe
Eggless Lace Cookies Recipe
A simple recipe to bake eggless lace cookies. Try it you love it!
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Ingredients
- 1 And ¼ Cups All Purpose Flour
- ¼ Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Cup Light Brown Sugar
- ½ Cup Corn Syrup
- 1 Stick Butter
- 1 Cup Chopped Pistachios
- 1 Tablespoon Rosewater
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375F/190C for 15 minutes.
- Lightly grease or line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Sift the flour with the salt in a bowl and set aside.
- Combine the brown sugar, corn syrup and butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
- Boil for 30 seconds.
- Remove from the heat and stir into the flour mixture together with the chopped pistachios and rosewater. The batter will not be stiff like regular cookie dough. It will have the consistency of idli/dosa batter, so don't worry.
- Drop the batter using a ½ tablespoon, 3 inches apart onto the baking sheets.
- Bake for 7-8 minutes, until the edges are lightly browned.
- Carefully remove the cookies from the baking sheets and store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
- Allow to cool on the baking sheets.
My Notes
- As per the original recipe a tablespoonful of dough should be dropped on a baking sheet. I did it and the cookies spread very much touching each other. Either reduce it to half a tablespoon of batter or give enough space between each cookie.
- When I lifted the cookies from the baking sheet I noticed that the bottoms were very greasy due to the butter. So I had to give each and every cookie a nice dab with kitchen towels. So reserve these cookies for some special/fancy occasion. Do not indulge!
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Darshana says
Hi
I am great fan of your eggless recipes. Have tried ur recipes before and hv worked out too good.
In the lace cookies what can I replace corn syrup with? Dont hv it handy...
Thank you very much for trying the recipes Darshana. I have written down the substitute for corn syrup in the banana ice cream comments section. If you don't want to make that, try substituting honey. But I'm not sure how it would affect the end result.
Divya says
Madhuram, I am facing the challenge of cooking for some folks who don't eat egg, and where do I turn up... right at your blog...
I don't have pistachios at home at the moment, can I substitute with Almonds? Could you pls ping me when you jot down the answer for me? I am checking out a lot of recipes at your blog, so I might be all over...
SS says
This is something after my heart 😉 Would make great Christmas gifts
Jude says
What an interesting technique... Lacy edged cookies must have such an interesting texture!
Uma says
Ooooh! the cookies look so good Madhu! I love the use fo pistachios in cookies. Yum!
Reg. your comment on patoli: Your version looks so good too. That way we can use less oil, right! Next time when I make this I shall follow your version and let you know. I just went thru Jai & Bee's asparagus patoli too..it looked easy and delicious too. So I bookmarked it to try. Thanks Madhu!
Divya says
Hey Madhuram, These look amazing. I wonder how they came out this thin (true to its name, lace!). I will give it a go when I got some pistachios at home.
I am so glad you liked the Oats dosai. Yay!
Nirmala says
Those were looking lovely! And the recipe sounds so easy! my kids would love it! Will try it out this weekend!
Purnima says
Madhuram, these are new to me, the stepwise pics are a great help, plus the cookies look very tempting n crispily lacyyy!!
krystyna says
Really looks yummy and I must try.
Thank you for sharing!
My best wishes to you.
Ramya's Mane Adige says
Looks yummy!!! love the pic
Sweatha says
Great one.Pass it over
DivyA Vikram says
How come you manage to get so many wonderful eggless recipes..Great one..
Roma says
Looks so crispy.
rachel says
We made a similar thin version at http://www.worldinouroven.blogspot.com and the batter was so thin..I ended up breaking most of them...
Bharti says
That looks like a wonderful combination!They do look so pretty and elegant!