Watermelon cookies: the delicious recipe for breakfast and afternoon tea

THE watermelon cookies these are candies soft, tender and delicious, very easy to prepare. A delicious recipe ideal for breakfast and the nibble young and old. To prepare them you will only need watermelon, flour, sugar, butter and baking powder for cakes: once your cookies are formed, pass them through the brown sugar, before bake them in the oven. At the end of cooking you will obtain delicious sweets and slightly caramelized on the surface.

If you prefer a more rustic texture, mix thechopped watermelon with the rest of the ingredients, without mixing it. You can also replace the granulated sugar with stevia, if you prefer, and add 50 grams of to the ingredients. almond powder, to make them even softer.

If you like this fresh summer fruit, try watermelon tiramisu or watermelon cheesecake, fresh and delicious desserts, also ideal as an after-meal dessert.

How to make watermelon cookies

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Cut the watermelon into slices, remove the seeds and cut it into pieces. Mix it for a few seconds in the blender (1). Put it in a bowl with the butter and mix. Gradually add the flour (2) and mix. Also add the caster sugar and baking powder and knead quickly (3).

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Bake a loaf, cover it with cling film and let it rest in the refrigerator for half an hour. Obtain from the same size dough balls (4). Roll them in the brown sugar and crush them lightly. Place the cookies well spaced on the baking sheet covered with parchment paper (5) and bake in a preheated oven at 180 ° C for 15 minutes. When ready, dust them with powdered sugar, if you prefer. Let them cool. Your watermelon cookies are ready to be tasted (6).

storage

You can save watermelon cookies for 3-4 days inside a tin can or airtight container.