Stained glass rainbow cookies with a nutty homemade cookie dough, and soft vegan marshmallows as clouds.
Hola!
Today I bring you stained glass rainbow cookies with a nutty homemade cookie dough, and soft vegan marshmallows as clouds.
🏳️🌈 June is Pride Month and I wanted to bring awareness with one post a week about a different topic. Today, I wanted to talk about stereotyping. I had a (bad) friend who used to complain because I wouldn't give her women's fashion advice, like her gay hairdresser did. I used to tell her that I never wear women’s clothes, therefore, I was not interested. She also used to say that I was too rough to be gay sometimes. Needless to explain why all of this is wrong, and it is sometimes the unfortunate task of some of us to educate. LGBT+ people should not be compared to your other gay friend or to that other lesbian character on a series. We all come in different shapes and styles, and it is insulting and reductive to expect that we would all act a certain way. Plus, masculine or feminine expression is not indicative of sexuality or gender identity. Please, be a good ally and don't stereotype.
STAINED GLASS RAINBOW COOKIES
Serves: 4 people
Prep: 2h
Cook: 15 minutes
INGREDIENTS
3 boiled sweets of each colour: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple
Vegan marshmallows
1 tbsp. ground linseed + 2 tbsp. water + 1 tbsp. aniseed liquor
1/2 cup unsalted margarine
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup wholemeal spelt flour
1/2 cup almond flour
1/2 cup cornflour
Vegan marshmallows
1 tbsp. ground linseed + 2 tbsp. water + 1 tbsp. aniseed liquor
1/2 cup unsalted margarine
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup wholemeal spelt flour
1/2 cup almond flour
1/2 cup cornflour
INSTRUCTIONS
- Mix the linseed egg ingredients and set aside for 5 minutes. Whisk the margarine with the sugar with the salt to make a cream. Add the linseed egg, vanilla and flours, and combine. Make a rectangle and keep in the fridge for 1h.
- Crush the boiled sweets by colour. I used a mortar and pestle, but you can also crush them in resealable bags. The pieces need to be rather big and not powdery or they will burn.
- Cut the dough in two and keep one part in the fridge. With the other one, roll it out onto a floured surface (25-50mm). Make the rainbow shapes and cut out the inside part. I used bowls and measuring spoons to make the round forms. Tidy up the edges and put onto a lined baking tray. Add the boiled sweets pieces and keep in the fridge for 15 minutes. Use this time to preheat the oven at 180°C. Repeat with the other half of the dough.
- Bake the biscuits for 10 minutes. Take out and put the marshmallows on the bottom of the rainbow, and bake for another 2-3 minutes. You may need shorter in total, so keep an eye so that the caramel doesn't burn.
You can keep them in an airtight container for a couple of days.
Bon profit!