Tulipes (Dessert Shells)
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 3 egg whites, large
- 3⁄4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted NO SUBSTITUTIONS
- 1⁄2 1/2 teaspoon almond extract or 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease large cookie sheet.
- In large bowl, with wire whisk, beat egg whites, confectioners' sugar, and flour until well blended.
- Beat in melted butter, vanilla, and salt.
- Make TWO cookies by dropping batter by heaping tablespoons, 4 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.
- With narrow metal spatula, spread batter to form 4 inch rounds.
- Bake cookies until golden around edges, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Place two 2 inch diameter glasses UPSIDE DOWN on work surface. Guessing that the glasses should be short squatty ones.
- With spatula, quickly lift 1 hot cookie and gently shape over bottom of glass.
- Shape a second cookie.
- When cookies are cool, transfer to wire rack. (If cookies become too firm to shape, return them to cookie sheet and place in oven to soften slightly.).
- REPEAT steps five through 11 with remaining batter. (Batter will become slightly thicker upon standing.).
- Store tulipes in single layer in airtight container at room temperature.
- To serve, place on dessert plate and fill with your choice of filling.
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Reviews
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Thanks to Pic A Chef I picked this recipe to make.<br/><br/>I can see myself using this recipe for so many interesting desserts.<br/><br/>For ours I chose to put my Light chocolate pudding, topped with strawberries in ours.<br/><br/>What a great recipe to make and surprise your guests with.<br/><br/>So Elegant!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
WiGal
Butternut, Wisconsin