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Rosemary Pinenut Cookies

    1 cup    pine nuts, lightly toasted
    â…“ cup    heavy cream
    3 tbsp    honey
    3 tbsp    sugar
    ½     vanilla bean, scraped
    1 cup    butter
    2 tbsp    butter
    ¾ cup    powdered sugar
    3 tbsp    flour, sifted
         Rosemary, leaves and branches
    ¾ cup    powdered sugar
    1 teasp    vanilla
    ½ teasp    sea salt
    1¾ cups    pastry or all purpose flour
    ½ cup    polenta

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly toast the pine nuts by placing them on a cookie sheet and baking them, stirring occasionally until the nuts are fragrant and just beginning to turn golden, about 9 minutes.

2. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, place the cream, honey, sugar, vanilla bean seeds and 2 tablespoons butter and cook over high heat, stirring only once to ensure even cooking, until the mixture reaches 230 degrees on a candy thermometer. Take off the heat and whisk in the 3 tablespoons flour.

3. Turn the nougatine mixture into a bowl and fold in the pine nuts and two whole rosemary stalks. Allow to infuse and cool for 15 minutes. Remove and discard the rosemary stalks. This mixture can be made in advance, stored in the refrigerator for up to a week. Bring it to room temperature before rolling out the cookies.

4. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together the remaining 2 sticks butter and the powdered sugar until it is creamy and smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. Add the vanilla extract and salt and mix until combined. Add the flour and polenta and mix until well-combined. The dough will be soft. Divide the dough in half and shape into disks. Wrap the disks separately and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight.

5. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. On a well-floured work surface, roll out the cookie dough to one-eighth-inch thick, using enough flour as needed. Cut out circles of dough using a 1 1/4‑inch round cutter. Place the circles of dough on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Scraps of leftover dough can be re-rolled after returning the dough to the refrigerator to chill slightly.

6. Work the room-temperature nougatine between your fingers, creating a thin disk about the size of a dime. Place the circle of nougatine on a circle of dough and garnish with fresh rosemary sprigs, about three leaves for each cookie.

7. Once all of the cookies are finished and garnished, bake them about 15 minutes until they are golden brown and the nougatine has changed color to a light hazelnut brown, rotating the pan once during baking. Cool on a wire rack.

Note: This recipe come from chef-co-owner Nancy Silverton and pastry chef Dahlia Narvaez of Mozza in Hollywood. You will need a 1 1/4‑inch round cookie cutter. Serve these cookies with Butterscotch Budino
 

Rosemary Pinenut Cookies 

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