ROLLED UP TIRAMISU COOKIES

This time, the fabulous Italian dessert comes in another form. 

Now who can resist the fine blend of coffee, cream cheese and rum altogether?

My kitchen SMELLS HEAVENLY even hours after baking them. Stored them in the cookie jar and they're all gone within seconds! (Seriously, I sometimes think I do live among Piranhas).

Anyway, here is the recipe to get started. Found it in my mum's cookie book. Takes long to make, but totally worth all the effort!

Ingredients

1. 300gr low protein flour
2. 30gr corn starch
3. 1/2 tsp baking powder
4. 1/4 tsp salt
5. 25gr whole milk
6. 125gr castor sugar
7. 100gr margarine
8. 100gr salted, chilled butter
9. 25gr mascarpone cheese (I LOVE IT!)
10. 1 tbsp rum
11. 1/4 tsp Tiramisu extract/essence
12. 1/4 tsp Mocca-flavoured paste
13. 1 tsp instant coffee, mixed in 1 tsp of hot boiled water
14. 35 gr shaved dark cooking chocolate
15. 1 egg yolk

Directions 

1. Beat the margarine, chilled butter and castor sugar in high speed for about 2 minutes.
2. Add in the mascarpone cheese, egg yolk, and rum. Fold until all are incorporated.
3. Add the dry ingredients. Be careful to not overstir it (as usual ;) )
4. Now the batter should look dense enough to be called a dough.
5. Divide the dough into two equal parts.
6. Add in the Mocca paste, Tiramisu extract and instant coffee to one part of the dough
7. Roll each part in separated place.
8. Shape up the dough into flat rectangles (it should feel as if you're rolling a pizza dough)
9. Stack the brown dough underneath the white one. Continue doing it until no dough is left (order : brown-white-brown-white-brown)
10. Roll the beautiful dough layers into a big log (as if you're rolling a Sushi roll)
11. Refrigerate the log in the freezer for about 1-2 hours
12. Once it's set, cut the log into pieces. By this time, they should look lovely with layer inside of them.
13. Now bake the cookies for about 25 minutes, 140 degree celcius.

Your cookies should be done now. Enjoy them with a cup of coffee :)