Peach Dessert Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 and 2/3 cups flour
• 1/2 cup room-temperature butter
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons sour cream or 3 tablespoons yogurt with 1/4 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• Filling:
• 1/4 cup ground walnuts
• 1/4 cup peach jam
• Cookie crumbs
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• For decoration:
• Sugar
• Yellow and red food coloring
• Apple juice or to taste
• Small mint leaves

Method

1. Beat the butter with the sugar until creamy; add the egg while continuing to beat, then add the sour cream, lemon zest, and vanilla and mix.
2. In another bowl, sift the flour with the salt and baking powder, then add them to the butter mixture and beat until smooth and uniform.
3. Roll the dough into small balls; line a baking tray with parchment paper and arrange the balls on it. Press each ball slightly with the palm of your hand to form a semi-flat, half-moon shape.
4. Place the tray into a preheated oven at 180°C for about 12 minutes. When the cookies have cooled to room temperature, make a small hole in the back of each half-moon with a sharp small knife.
   Timers: 12 min
5. In another bowl, mix the cookie crumbs with the walnuts, jam, and vanilla, then transfer the mixture to a piping bag and use it to fill the cookies.
6. Meanwhile, prepare the decoration: put a little apple juice with a drop of red food coloring in one bowl and a little apple juice with yellow food coloring in another. Dip one side of each cookie into the red, then the other side into the yellow, and immediately dip the juice-coated cookie into sugar.
7. Garnish the Peach Dessert Cookies with fresh mint leaves and serve.