The Cherry Cookie Tart Neapolitan Recipe is an amazing dessert, fragrant and crispy! For the recipe, I was inspired by the famous cherry cookies. The cherry cookie tart has a very intense and heavenly flavor, prepared with a buttery shortcrust base. For the filling, I used dry cookies, cocoa, and delicious cherries. A dessert with a crunchy sugar crust on the surface and lots of cherry jam. Trust me it’s delicious, try it as soon as possible!
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Oven, Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 712.09 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 99.20 (g) of which sugars 46.07 (g)
- Proteins 12.59 (g)
- Fat 31.63 (g) of which saturated 16.27 (g)of which unsaturated 8.69 (g)
- Fibers 5.37 (g)
- Sodium 517.87 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 180 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 7 tbsps butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 10.5 oz cookies
- 1.75 oz hazelnut granules
- 8.8 oz cherries
- 5 tbsps unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tbsps cherry jam
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 20 g egg whites
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Tools
- 1 Mold
- 1 Blender
How to make the Cookie Tart
Procedure:
In a bowl, put the flour, baking powder, eggs, and cold butter.
Knead everything until you form a smooth and soft dough.
Then cover with plastic wrap and let rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
In the meantime, prepare the filling by placing the crumbled cookies, cherries, cocoa, hazelnut granules, and jam in a bowl. Mix everything until you get a homogeneous mixture.
After the dough has rested, roll it out with the help of a floured sheet of parchment paper, try to obtain a sheet about 1/8 inch thick. Fill the tart base with the prepared mixture.
Then, cover with the second pastry sheet.
Glaze preparation: Put the egg white in a bowl with the lemon juice and powdered sugar. Beat well until you get a smooth and lump-free mixture.
Cover the surface of the tart with the prepared glaze.
With a toothpick, make lines like the lattice of the tart, then fill the created grooves with jam.
Bake your cherry cookie tart Neapolitan recipe in the oven with static mode at 340°F for about 35-40 minutes.
Preservation of the Cookie Tart
The cherry cookie tart Neapolitan recipe can be stored under a cake dome for up to 3-4 days.
Possible Recipe Variations
You can replace the cookies with sponge cake. If you can’t find cherries, you can substitute them with cherry jam.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
How do you make the lattice with the jam?
To create the lattice step, you can use a food freezer bag, just cut it in a corner and use the hole as a nozzle to dispense the jam. Alternatively, you can make a small cone with parchment paper and use it with a piping bag.
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