Shared by Debby Kaplan Pearlman
Shared by Debby Kaplan Pearlman
Biscochos (Wreath-Shaped Cookies With Cinnamon Sugar)
Yield: About 2 dozenTime: 1 hour
Biscochos (Wreath-Shaped Cookies With Cinnamon Sugar)
Yield: About 2 dozenTime: 1 hourFamily Journey
Island of Rhodes, GreeceZaire, Belgian CongoAtlanta, GA
Los Angeles, CA
The recipe for these iconic Sephardi cookies has traveled with Debby Kaplan Pearlman’s family from Greece where they lived before World War II, to what was Belgian Congo (present day Democratic Republic of the Congo), and to the U.S. Serve them with coffee.
Read more about her family in "A Cookie That’s Coffee’s Best Friend".
Ingredients
For the Dough:
- 1¼ cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 eggs
- 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
For the Dipping Sugar:
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 375º.
Step 2
Make the dough:
Place the sugar, oil, vanilla and eggs in a large mixing bowl and whisk until smooth. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder to combine.Step 3
Stir the dry ingredients into the sugar mixture and knead until a smooth dough forms. The dough should not be sticky, but it will be a bit oily.
Step 4
Pinch off a 2-tablespoon sized ball of dough. Roll the ball into a 12-inch long rope and fold in half to have the ends meet. Turn both ends in opposite directions to twist the rope, then meet both ends and press to form a circle. Repeat with remaining dough.
Step 5
Make the dipping sugar:
In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar and cinnamon. Press each cookie in the cinnamon sugar to coat and place on two baking sheets, 1-inch apart from one another.Step 6
Bake until lightly golden, about 15 minutes. Remove both trays and turn off the oven. Transfer all the cookies to 1 baking sheet (they can overlap and stack) and return to the oven. Let sit in the oven until dry, at least 20 minutes, then remove and let cool completely.
Step 7
Serve immediately, or store in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
