Yann Tiersen Cookies

Please congratulate me… I finally achieved to cook these yummy cookies. Don’t ask how many times I tried. I just don’t want to count. After each failure, I promised myself not to try again. However, I couldn’t help breaking my promise as I see great cookie photos on the net. I did it at last.

This morning, when I woke up, I had the same feeling: Craving for cookies! I tried to be positive as I believe in the power of positive feeling. I opened my window to get some fresh air, watched the rain for a while, turned on the music player (playing Yann Tiersen) and found myself preparing the cookie ingredients once again.

The result was great! That’s what my husband and brother said with “yummmmm!” sound effect. So how did it come?

Yann Tiersen Kurabiyeleri

Ingredients
•    1 cup sugar
•    1 egg
•    1 stick (125gr) butter, room temperature
•    ½ lemon, zest grated
•    2 tsp lemon juice
•    2 cups flour
•    2 tsp ginger
•    1 tsp baking powder
•    Pounded almonds and whole almonds for garnish

Preheat the oven to 180C (356F)

Mix egg and sugar until smooth. Add butter and go on mixing. The mixture should be creamy. Put grated lemon zest and lemon juice in it. Now add flour and ginger little by little and mix it with a spoon. The dough shouldn’t be too hard or too soft. Take small pieces, first roll them, then flatten.

Put the pounded almonds in a bowl. Roll the flattened cookies in the pounded almonds and put them on greased sheet. Finally place whole almonds on cookies. And bake it for 15 minutes. When they are done, do not leave them in the oven. Take the tray out. Let them cold. And serve these cookies with a cup of tea.

You can not guess how I’m happy with them, my first success on cookies.

About the Author

Her love of cooking started as a little child by messing her mom's dishes up! Despite all her mom's effort to teach her how to cook, she was happy as an 'assistant'. What made her want to jump to an upper level was her dad's compliments for the first dish she made herself. Finally, her husband, who claims that ancient humans were stronger than we are today as their main food source was meat, helped her love cooking meat dishes and improving vegetable dishes to make them more edible for him!

19 Comments on "Yann Tiersen Cookies"

Katja January 30, 2009 at 5:22 pm · Reply

That is great! Nut based cookies are the only ones I care for. I’ve never tried making them though. What do you think you did differently?
Zerrin January 30, 2009 at 5:49 pm · Reply

Hi Katya, I think in my past attempts my mistake was the amount of flour ( either too little or too much for cookies) and the time. I used to think I should cook them 30-45 minutes which resulted in stonies (not cookies). I just couldn’t be sure if they were cooked enough.

I learnt that when they are cooked 10 or 15 minutes, they are still too soft, but lose that softness by getting cold.
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie January 30, 2009 at 6:55 pm · Reply

Those look delicious with the almonds! I have to confess to my continuously failing to make a perfect chocolate chip cookie, you are inspiring me to try again
Zerrin January 30, 2009 at 7:07 pm · Reply

Hi Natasha, you should prepare the positive atmosphere first; music, rain maybe a kiss from your daughter… Then I’m sure you’ll result in a perfect chocolate chip cookie.
raquel January 30, 2009 at 10:09 pm · Reply

CONGRATULATIONS!! they look so yummy and delicious! awesome job!!!!
Diana January 31, 2009 at 2:40 pm · Reply

Wow, these cookies look amazing. My husband loves almonds – I think he’d love these cookies too.
Zerrin January 31, 2009 at 5:51 pm · Reply

Raquel and Diana thank you for your nice words.
vrinda February 6, 2009 at 1:38 pm · Reply

wow lovely cookies…i dont like almonds so i am going to try with pecans,will let u know the result…
Zerrin February 6, 2009 at 5:24 pm · Reply

Thank you Vrinda. You make me happy if you share the result.
Varsha February 10, 2009 at 7:05 am · Reply

Congratulations Zerrin.Those cookies makes me hungry.
Zerrin February 10, 2009 at 7:20 am · Reply

Thank you so much Varsha…
Justine February 20, 2009 at 10:24 pm · Reply

I love yann tiersen and I am sure I will like these cookies!
Zerrin February 21, 2009 at 1:43 am · Reply

Justine – If you love his music, you’ll certainly love these cookies inspired by his music.
jouhayna October 16, 2009 at 4:55 am · Reply

I like these cookies
do you put powder ginger in the dough?
Kisses
Zerrin October 16, 2009 at 1:32 pm · Reply

Jouhayna- Yes, it is ginger powder in the dough. I love to use ginger powder in
cookies and cakes.
jouhayna October 18, 2009 at 3:38 am · Reply

salam zerrin
thanks a lot for your visits
am going to do your cookies soon
thanks for your help
kisses
pegasuslegend October 16, 2010 at 12:39 pm · Reply

these look awesome~
Amanda October 17, 2010 at 5:54 am · Reply

Congratulations! Such a great feeling isn’t it? They look delicious!
Cajun Chef Ryan October 18, 2010 at 5:12 am · Reply

Wonderful cookies, I don’t think that I could ever get my fill of these delicious delights.