Ignore my previous recommendations. I made the recipe again with these changes. It was much easier and the results were just as pretty as Martha's.
1) Don't refrigerate.
2) Roll dough into small balls and roll them in dusting sugar.
3) Place on your baking sheet covered with parchment paper.
4) Press down to 1/4 in. thickness with a glass with a flat bottom.
5) Cook for 10-12 minutes.
It makes more cookies, and they'll probably be much prettier than the irregular squares you get otherwise.
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
07/12/2014
I love cassis and was really looking forward to this recipe. The other reviews are correct that the cassis flavor is very muted. It won't taste much different than a standard sugar cookie. Tasty, but only faintly cassis flavored.
My biggest issues were aesthetic/practical:
1) It's rather difficult to cut pretty square cookies unless you have a cutter. I'll make them circular next time I make them.
2) The dusting sugar wouldn't stick. I brushed the cookies with extra cassis before dusting.
Anonymous
Rating: 1 stars
03/07/2012
this ended up being a very boring cookie. You couldn't taste any hint of the cassis so it was pretty much just a sugar cookie in the end.
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Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
12/17/2010
I think this might be the most dull cookie I have ever mad from this book. I am sorry I wasted my time and effort getting cassis. Boring. Make something else.
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
02/07/2010
Muy buena la receta el cassis le da un sabor especial y muy agradable
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
12/31/2008
to sub for alcohol in recipe, use black currant italian soda syrup or black currant jam.
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Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
12/31/2008
Meant to add, not in the amount show for the liquor, but guess I would have to add some other liquid to replace? Any suggestions?
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
12/31/2008
I do not have liquor of any kind so couldn't I just add a regular bottled flavoring?
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
12/31/2008
to kitkath. I'm sure you could use any cordial that you like the flavor of. Just think about a cookie flavored with each cordial you have, and try which ever sounds the best to you.
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
12/31/2008
What other flavor can I use??? I have other cordials but not that one. thanks
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
12/31/2008
to julialovesmartha go to www.fancyflours.com/ to search for the coookie cutter.
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
12/31/2008
As stated in the description above "Creme de cassis is a black-currant-flavored liqueur that adds great flavor to these crispy cookies."