Join me as I make Solinari (White Moon) Cookies – From Tika’s Cookbook for the first time! This is a recipe from Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home sourcebook, originally released in 1987. The recipes are compiled by Tika Waylan Majere. You can buy Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home here: https://amzn.to/3FOuL2J
Tika’s Cookie Jar
Festival of the Eye
This tradition undoubtedly had its origins back
in the days when magic-users honored the moons
which gave them power. It takes place during the
rare time when all three moons are in alignment,
forming what appears to be a great eye in the sky.
According to ancient legend, on this night wizards
went from door to door, offering their services
in the performance of minor magics without
charge. They were given food and small gifts in
return. When wizards fell into ill repute in the
days before the Cataclysm, this custom ceased.
But now children go from door co door, pretending
co be wizards and performing tricks. In return,
the children are given their choice of these cookies.
From Tika’s Cookbook
Solinari (White Moon) Cookies
- 2 ¼ cups twice-sifted flour
- 1 cup butter
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup sugar
Blend flour and baking powder. Cream butter
and sugar together. Add flour mixture a little at a
time, blending until smooth. On an especially
warm day, more flour might be needed to make
dough manageable when rolling.
Roll out dough ¼ inch thick; cut into 2-inch
circles. Place on ungreased cookie sheet about 2
inches apart. Score top of each cookie in crisscross
pattern with a sharp knife, being careful not
to cut more than halfway down.
Bake at 325 degrees for 15 to 18 minutes, until
cookie is delicate brown around edges and bottom.
Cookie should remain white on top. Cool
on racks. Makes 3 dozen cookies.
Transcript
Cold Open
If you love near flavorless flour cookies, then this is the recipe for you!
Intro
Today I am making Solinari (White Moon) Cookies from Tika’s Cookbook in Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home. If you have made this recipe, share your thoughts in the comments below!
Discussion
I want to start by saying, my favorite cookie is shortbread. I don’t know if it’s the flaky, buttery texture, or the idea of snuggling under a blanket with a cup of coffee and a book, snacking on the flaky cookie, but I love me some shortbread. This isn’t shortbread. This is a thin, crunchy cookie that has just this side of no flavor. The recipe calls for two and one-fourth cups twice-sifted flour, one cup butter, one-fourth teaspoon baking powder, and one-half cup of sugar.
I started by mixing the baking soda with the flour, then I cut up two sticks of butter, equaling one cup, and added sugar. Then I promptly went insane. I didn’t wait for the butter to reach room temperature, or heat it up in the microwave, so my plan began with using my trusty, handy dandy, suitable for framing, one-size fits all wooden spoon, and ended up with a tirade of words I cannot share on this channel and the switching to a potato masher, continuing with the tirade, but adding screams of frustrations for color. All I had to do was soften the butter, and instead I want to war!
After exhausting myself physically and emotionally, I began adding in the flour realizing that I was missing what every great cookie is missing, any liquid at all. I felt like I was mixing concrete with my hand and a potato masher. Needless to say, I was not a happy camper when I gave up with the ill-fated potato masher and dug in with my hands. I believe It was at this point that I began to fantasizing about murder. Solinary was fortunate not to be near me.
I took the dough and rolled it out to nearly a quarter inch thick and used a cookie cutter that was just over two inches in diameter. I placed them on a non greased cookie sheet, scoring them with a criss cross pattern because the recipe told me to. I would not have done it on my own. Then I set them in the oven which was heated up to three hundred and twenty-five degrees for fifteen minutes. I repeated this for two and a half batches.
I want to reiterate, I love butter cookies, but these despite the hell I experienced making them, are not those. These are flavorless and frustrating. I would suggest adding a dollop of organic honey to the top and pairing them with a cool glass of milk. Side note: Am I the only one that is weirded out by drinking another animal’s milk? But equally kind of weirded out by the idea of drinking a strange humans? Anyway, enjoy t he cookies.
Outro
Thank you for tuning into this Dragonlance Recipe episode. This has been Adam with DragonLance Saga and until next time Slàinte mhath (slan-ge-var).
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