Chamorro Rosketti from the Northern Mariana Islands
Crumbly Chamorro cookies made with cornstarch, butter, and vanilla. Makes about 30–35 cookies; allow approximately 45 minutes for hands-on preparation and 15–20 minutes for baking.
Rosketti are Chamorro cookies with a notably crumbly texture. This version uses cornstarch, flour, butter, eggs, and vanilla; shape the dough into balls and flatten them with a fork. Preparation time is approximate, and the yield depends on cookie size.
Ingredient allergens
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Cereals containing gluten
Baking powder
Ingredients without verified allergen data 7
Ingredients without verified allergen data: Cornstarch, Flour, Salt, Sugar, Butter, Eggs, Vanilla extract.
Method
- 01
Cream the butter and sugar
Beat the butter until smooth. Gradually add the sugar and continue beating until creamy. Add the beaten eggs in several batches, then mix in the vanilla extract.
Ready to continue when: The mixture is creamy, and the eggs and vanilla are evenly incorporated.
- 02
Combine the dry ingredients
In a separate bowl, mix the cornstarch, flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually incorporate this mixture into the creamed ingredients until a uniform dough forms.
Ready to continue when: The dough is uniform, with no visible patches of dry ingredients.
- 03
Shape and flatten the cookies
Divide the dough into 30–35 portions and roll them into smooth balls. Space them on a baking sheet and flatten each one with the back of a fork.
Ready to continue when: There are 30–35 rounded, spaced cookies, each lightly flattened with a fork.
- 04
Bake and cool
Bake in a preheated oven at 175 °C for 15–20 minutes. Remove the cookies when the edges begin to turn golden while the rest remains very pale. Carefully transfer them to a rack to cool.
Temperature: 175 °C / 347 °FReady to continue when: The edges are beginning to turn golden, the rest of each cookie remains very pale, and the cookies are on the rack to cool.
20 min
Ingredients
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