Basil Butter Cookies

These cookies are unique and tasty! For me, they are just short of being 5 stars due to the texture. Not quite cookie-like enough. As the other reviewer noted as well, they tend to get a little puffy and seem almost like biscuits (not quite but almost). We doubled the recipe and did add more sugar. Used brown sugar exclusively. Overall, a fun recipe to make and a yummy way to use basil at the end of the summer. Thanks for sharing!

First the praise, then the problems. I think that basil is a delicious addition to cookies! This is the only dessert recipe I can find on 'Zaar that contains basil and I am thinking I may have to concoct one or two myself because it is just such a delicious addition! These cookies baked up very tender and soft with a wonderful delicate flavor and dainty texture. This is the first recipe I have made with almond meal and I must say I think it added tremendously to the tenderness of these. Now my problems- even after hours and hours in the fridge, my dough never got to the point where I could even fathom rolling it. No big deal, though- I just made balls with my hands. I recommend making disks, actually as these do rise quite a bit and turn out as little puffballs! I also recommend making your disks small for the same reason- they don't expand too much side to side as they do up. Now my second problem- they are really not very sweet. I think they need more sugar because with the basil they end up tasting quite biscuit-like rather than cookie-like. I rolled a few of my balls in sugar, which helped a lot, but I think the recipe needs to up the sugar too. All in all, though, these are tasty! I do recommend, although I would up the sugar, as I said and perhaps also roll in sugar or ice maybe and do not expect to use your cookie cutters! Thanks for the recipe- nice unusual cookies.