Desert roses are simple and delicious cookies made from flour, starch, butter, eggs, sugar, and baking powder. Their name is particular as their shape resembles desert roses, a mineral formation found in desert environments. Perfect to enjoy for breakfast or as a snack.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 32Pieces
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 5 1/3 oz corn flakes
- 2/3 cup butter
- 1/3 cup potato starch
- 2 eggs
- 1 packet baking powder
- 1 packet vanillin
- 1 pinch fine salt
Tools
- Food scale
- Stand mixer
- Flat beater
- Bowl
- Parchment paper
- Baking sheet
- Oven
Steps
To prepare the desert roses…
In the bowl of the stand mixer fitted with the flat beater, add all the ingredients: all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, potato starch, vanillin, baking powder, cubed butter, eggs, and a pinch of salt.
Turn on the stand mixer for several seconds until you obtain a well-mixed, homogeneous, and slightly sticky dough.
With damp hands, take a small amount of dough at a time (about 0.7 oz), form into balls (32 pieces) and roll them in corn flakes in a bowl.
As you prepare the balls, place them spaced apart on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Finally, bake the desert roses in a preheated oven at 356°F and cook them for 20 minutes in fan mode.
Once the cookies are baked, remove them from the oven, let them cool, and sprinkle them with powdered sugar.
