1/4 c Butter 3 tb Maple syrup 1 tb Brandy 3/4 c Flour 3/4 c Icing sugar 1 tb Ginger juice 1/3 c Crushed pecans Filling: 1/2 lb Cream cheese 2 tb Sugar 1/3 c Orange sections 2 tb Grand Marnier
In a heavy saucepan melt butter. Remove the pan from the heat, stir
in the maple syrup & brandy. Add the flour, sugar, ginger juice &
pecans. Mix well. Ginger juice may be obtained by pushing ginger root
through garlic press. Drop batter onto a buttered cookie sheet, 1
Tbls. at a time, 6″ apart. Bake for 10 minutes in 325 oven until
golden. Remove the snaps from the oven & allow to cool for a few
seconds. With the edge of a knife or spatula lift each one & roll it
into a cone. Allow the snaps to cool. Brandy snaps may be kept
unfilled for up to a week in a cookie tin.
Filling: In bowl or food processor blend all 4 ingredients into a
smooth cream. Fill each brandy snap with cream cheese mixture using
a kitchen syringe or small spoon.
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