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Jam Filled Carrot Cookies (Czech Mrkvanky)
Looking for real Czech cookies? Try mrkvanky, delicious crescent-shaped shortbread cookies made with fresh carrots! This favorite recipe of Bohemian grandmas will surprise you with its simplicity and delicate flavor.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 22 cookies
Calories: 103 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
Czech
Ingredients
Carrot cookie dough:
- 3 medium carrots
- 1 tick unsalted butter softened at room temperature
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour plus a small handful to flour the work surface
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Misc.:
- ½ cup fruit jam for filling; preferably plum butter
- ½ cup powdered sugar for coating
Instructions
- Clean 3 medium carrots, peel them, and grate them finely on a hand-held box grater.
- In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients: 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, and ⅛ teaspoon salt. Add grated carrot and pieces of softened 1 stick unsalted butter to the flour mixture.
- Make a soft, smooth dough. Cover the ball of dough in plastic wrap and let it rest in the fridge for at least an hour. Do not skip this step!
- Flour the work surface and roll out the dough to an even thickness of about ⅛ inch (3 mm). Cut out circles of 2 and ½ inches (6-7 cm) in diameter using a cookie cutter.
- Put about ½ teaspoon of jam in the middle of each round. Fold over the filling and press the ends together around the circumference using fork tines. By using this method, you seal the cookies and create a decorative edge.
- Place the turnovers on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Preheat the oven at 350 °F and bake for 15 minutes.
- Sift ½ cup powdered sugar into a separate bowl. Let the baked cookies cool for a while and roll them in powdered sugar while still warm.
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Notes
- The basic recipe makes about 22 Mrkvánky carrot cookies.
- The dough you are working with must be rested and chilled.
- Remember to lightly dust the work surface with flour and rotate the dough throughout the process.
- A good tip is to roll the dough between two sheets of baking paper.
- You only need about ½ teaspoon of filling for each cookie. Try filling one Mrkvanky cookie, folding it over, and sealing the ends together. If the filling oozes out, reduce its quantity.
Nutrition Information
Calories
103kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
11mg
(4%)
Sodium
19mg
(1%)
Potassium
43mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
1518IU
(30%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
12mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 22cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 103
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 103kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 19mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 43mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 1518IU | 30% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.