Desert Rose

In addition to a beautiful rock formed by layers of plaster, water and sand, the desert rose is an original recipe to make succulent cookies. The name is due precisely to the fact that the cookies have a shape very similar to the structure of the rock and they have a quite peculiar flavor.

These cookies are very striking and you can use them to accompany breakfast or as a snack that you can consume at any time of the day. They have a very easy preparation process and, if you are skilled using the oven, the time it will take you to make them will be very short.

The ingredients with which the desert rose is prepared are very common, so you will have no problem finding them in your fridge or in the supermarket. Do you dare to prepare this type of cookies? You will surprise your guests with a different dessert and you can enjoy a delicious breakfast or snack on other days.

The desert rose recipe

As we have already mentioned, the recipe for the desert rose does not entail any difficulty. In fact, many of the ingredients that you will need to make these cookies you already have in your home. You are ready? Let’s see what you need to make your own desert roses.

Ingredients

• 200 g of flour.
• 50 g of raisins.
• 2 large eggs.
• 50 g of toasted almonds.
• 150 g of sugar.
• 1 cup of toasted unsweetened cereal.
• Lemon zest.
• 1 sachet of yeast.
• Salt.

Preparation

• Before you start preparing your cookies, soak the raisins for at least an hour. When the raisins are hydrated, remove them from the water, drain them and reserve them in a small bowl.
• Beat the eggs in a deep bowl, when they are well mixed add the sugar and a pinch of salt, stir until the sugar crystals have disappeared and you have a foamy result.
• Sift the flour over the eggs to avoid lumps, and add the yeast and lemon zest as well.

• Mix everything very well, until the ingredients are properly incorporated.
• Add the drained raisins and the chopped almonds.
•  You can mash them with a knife to preserve large pieces and stir until they have been mixed with the rest of the ingredients.
• Take the opportunity to preheat the oven to 180 ° C.

Making the cookies

• Put the cereal in a deep plate and, helping you with a spoon, drop portions of the dough you have prepared on the cereal.
• The idea is that you do this slowly, as the mixture should join the cereal forming flakes.
• The dough will be completely covered by the cereal granules. In this way we shape our cookies.
• When you have the shape of your cookies, carefully remove them from the plate and place them on a tray previously lined with baking paper.
• Once you have prepared everything, take the tray to the oven and leave it for approximately ten minutes.

• The baking time should not be too long, as this will over harden the dough and there is a risk that the cereal will burn.
• They should be removed from the oven when they still feel soft to the touch.
• Once out of the oven, let them cool to room temperature, as the temperature decreases, the cookies will become hard.
• If you prefer, you can add melted chocolate to them before they harden.

Additional tips

Now that you know how to prepare your desert rose cookies, it is important that you consider some additional tips. For example, if you don’t have much time to make this recipe, you can buy chopped almonds to save some time.

Also, remember that you must leave a prudent space between the cookies when you put them on the tray, since these tend to expand during baking and can stick. Also, keep in mind that once you add the flour to the mixture, you should not beat it, because the dough would become too hard and it would not be useful for this preparation. What you should do is mix gently, so it will conserve moisture.

Do you already know how to prepare delicious desert roses? We encourage you to get down to work and make these delicious cookies. You will not be disappointed.