Patty Shells, also known as Rosettes or Snowflake Cookies
are delicate, mild flavored, individually fried cookies. You fry the rosettes
with a patty shell iron in melted vegetable shortening. Dust the rosettes with
powdered sugar and you will have cookies that look just like snowflakes. These
make wonderful holiday or wintertime cookies. I have also made rosettes for
bridal shower and baby shower treats.
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| Rosettes (Snowflake Cookies) |
Rosette/Snowflake Cookie Recipe
Heat 1 ½ pounds of shortening to 365 degrees.
You can use a candy thermometer to determine the temperature.
Make batter:
1 cup flour
1-3
teaspoons sugar
1 cup milk
1
egg, unbeaten
½
teaspoon salt
Mix
the batter ingredients until smooth.
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| Patty Shell Mold |
Dip the mold into the batter. Hold it level and
avoid getting the batter on the top of the mold. It will be difficult to remove
the patty shell if the batter fries over the top. Dip the mold just enough for
the batter to come up the sides of the mold, so it can slide off easily.
3 Dip the batter-covered mold in the shortening
for about 45 seconds or until lightly browned.
The rosette should fall off the mold when you
remove it from the shortening. If it doesn’t fall off on its own, you can
gently push it off the mold with tip of a fork.
5 Place the snowflake cookies on a paper towel to
remove any extra oil.
Sprinkle the cookies with powdered sugar. You
can use a sifter to spread the sugar evenly across the rosettes.
