Napoleon's Hats

Name: Napoleon's Hats
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 42
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 99 grams 3/8 cup almond paste; 170 grams 3/4 cup butter, at room temperature; 1 large egg; 2 larges egg whites; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 79 milliliters granulated sugar; 237 milliliters powdered sugar

Napoleon's Hats might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 42. One serving contains 81 calories, 1g of protein, and 4g of fat. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. If you have egg whites, butter, egg, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and granulated sugar until smooth.

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Granulated Sugar

Butter

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add egg and beat until well blended. Stir in flour, then beat just until dough comes together. Cover bowl and chill until dough is firm but still pliable, about 30 minutes.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Bowl

Meanwhile, in a food processor, whirl powdered sugar and almond paste until blended. In a deep bowl, with an electric mixer on high speed (wash and dry beaters after making dough if using the same mixer), beat egg whites until they hold soft peaks. Gently stir in almond-paste mixture until well blended.

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Powdered Sugar

Almond Paste

Egg Whites

Almonds

Dough

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On a lightly floured surface, with a floured rolling pin, roll about half the dough at a time to about 1/16 inch thick. With a floured, 2- to 3-inch round cutter, cut out cookies.

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Cut Out Cookies

Dough

Roll

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Rolling Pin

Place about 1 inch apart on buttered or cooking parchment-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Place about 1 teaspoon almond mixture in the center of each round, then fold edges over filling toward the center to form a three-cornered hat shape. With your fingers, pinch corners to seal. Gather excess dough into a ball, reroll, and cut out more cookies; fill and fold. Repeat to roll remaining dough and fill and shape cookies.

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