04.08.2008 Rosewater Sablés

Rosewater Sablés

“Just” a nice, basic shortbread recipe you can flavor however you want by picking the extract of your choice, following your mood and preferences.
In case you’re wondering, it’s crushed pink peppercorns I put on top.


1/2 cup (112 g) nondairy butter
1/2 cup (60 g) powdered sugar
1 tablespoon (15 ml) plain almond or other milk alternative
2 teaspoons rosewater or extract of choice
1 1/2 cups (188 g) all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C, or gas mark 4). Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats, such as Silpat.
With an electric mixer, cream butter, sugar, milk, and extract.
In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, and salt.
In two batches, add flour mixture to butter mixture. Stir until combined, adding a touch of extra milk if the dough is too dry.
Shape into a disk, wrap in plastic paper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Roll out dough to a little lower than 1/4-inch (6-mm) thickness. Cut with an approximately 2-inch (5-cm) cookie cutter, or the size you prefer, and repeat until you run out of dough.
Place on the prepared cookie sheets, and bake for approximately 10 minutes, depending on size, until the bottom is golden brown.
Wait 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Yield: About 20 cookies, depending on size

  • Anonymous says:

    hi. how well do these keep/travel?
    they look like they’d be yummy gifts

  • Celine says:

    they never stuck around long enough for me to find out if they got stale or what-have-you, anonymous. I also have never had to ship them anywhere, but I suppose that as cookies go, they’re not the most fragile ones I’ve ever seen.

  • DGMGV says:

    I just made these for my cousin’s bridal shower. I rolled them out and used heart-shaped cookie cutters then iced them with a light frosting of pink tinted roewater and almond glaze.

    HOLY WOW. not only were they beautiful and delicate and tasty but also wonderfully received. i put one at each place setting (it was a tea party) and a couple more in the favor bags. the guests were so happy to find they could take one home.

    this is an elegant cookie that really has a mild and wonderful flavor. i only wish i hadn’t had so many extras because i ate. them. all. yum.

    thanks, celine!

  • [...] and here’s another one of Celine’s recipes I made recently: the Rosewater Sablés recipe. Only they’re not rosewater sablés anymore, because I replaced the rosewater with [...]

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