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Elderberry Cookies

The blossoms of the elderberry can be identified immediately with the appearance of small white flowers in late spring along with black-red fruits reminiscent of berries. The elderberry itself can be found in any health-food store as an ingredient in cold and flu and syrups. The fascinating thing that I discovered is that elderberry extract is great for cooking and baking and so easy to prepare at home, so I came up with a recipe that uses elderberry extract to make a delicious cookie that is sure to sweeten your day. 

Prep Time 15 minutes
Serves: 6
Difficulty Level: Medium
Elderberry Cookies
Ingredients for elderberry extract:
Sugar - 3.5 oz.
Water - 3.5 fl oz.
Ingredients for elderberry cookies:
Flour - 1 3/4 cups
Butter - 9 oz.
Sugar - 3.5 oz.
Chocolate chips - 1/3 cup
Lemon zest - 1 tbsp.
Vanilla Extract - 1 tbsp.
Powdered sugar - as garnish
Method of preparing the elderberry extract:
  1. Take a few elderberry flowers and cook them in water, almost to a simmer, at a ratio of 1 : 5 (flowers : water)
  2. Remove the flowers and leave only liquids in the pot. Bring to a boil, stirring. Add the sugar and simmer. Let the sugar melt slowly, simmering, until you have a syrup consistency, stirring constantly. Once you're satisfied with the consistency, remove from the heat, allow cooling and store in a glass jar in the fridge.
Method of preparing the elderberry cookies:
  1. In a bowl mix 1/2 a cup of sugar, vanilla extract, lemon zest, and 3 tbsp. of elderberry extract. 
  2. Add the butter and beat until you get a creamy texture. Sift the flour and add to the sugar and butter, mix until a soft dough is formed. Add the chocolate chips.
  3. Roll the dough to a thickness of 1/3-inch (1 cm) and wrap in plastic wrap, put in the refrigerator for an hour.
  4. Preheat your oven to 350 °F (180 °C), remove the dough from the refrigerator, and cut the roll into slices. Apply some elderberry extract over the cookies and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
  5. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until lightly golden. You can sprinkle powdered sugar on top before serving, after the cookies have cooled down a little.
Chef's Tip:
The syrup will last 3 months in the fridge. It can be used to top many desserts, you can also add it to drinks or use it as a homemade cough syrup.
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