Many fine food options line the streets of Brendok, but nothing is quite as captivating as a mouth-watering Spice Cream. A stunning blue, speckled with purple accents and topped off with an edible flower, these cookies are hard to resist.
Shared with your co-pilot, pet Loth-cat, or lightsaber training partner, they’re perfect for any occasion. It’s a galactic cookie so delicious, you’ll want two!
Spice Creams
Cookie ingredients:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon light blue food coloring
- Purple food coloring, as needed
Cream ingredients:
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoons whole milk
- 1 drop purple food coloring
- Edible flowers
Step 1: In a large bowl, whisk the flour, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Step 2: In the bowl of an electric mixer, stir the butter, cream cheese,and sugar.
Step 3: Stir in the egg and almond extract, until just combined.
Step 4: Stir in the blue food coloring, until thoroughly combined.
Step 5: Slowly add in the dry ingredients just until the dough comes together.
Step 6: Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Step 7: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prep baking sheets with parchment paper.
Step 8: Roll out the dough to about 1/4-inch thick. Use 5x5-inch fluted square and oval cookie cutters to cut out cookies.
Step 9: Use a clean kitchen brush to splatter the purple food coloring onto the cookies. Transfer them onto the prepped baking sheets.
Step 10: Bake for 15 minutes, let cool on a wire rack.
Step 11: In a large bowl with a hand mixer, stir the cream cheese, butter, confectioners’ sugar, ginger, nutmeg, salt, and vanilla.
Step 12: Add the milk and purple food coloring and beat for 1-2 minutes, until light and fluffy. Place mixture into a piping bag.
Step 13: Pipe a dollop of the cream cheese mixture on top of each cookie then place an edible flower on top, to serve.
Split a Spice Cream with your best friend or have two for yourself!
