Entry #10: Passion fruit goat cheese fresh mint cookies with passion fruit glazeFrom Assia @ Assia’s Kaleidoscope http://assiaskaleidoscope.wordpress.com/Key Ingredients: Passion fruit, Goat Cheese, Mint

For the batter:

100g fresh soft goat’s cheese150g softened butter (room temperature)2 eggs, beaten1 cup caster or cane sugar2 tea spoons vanilla essence2 1/4 cups plain flour, sifted2 passionfruit (pulp)a handful of fresh mint (don’t overdo the fresh mint or it mayoverpower the delicate flavours of the passionfruit), finely choppedFor the icing:Sift 2 cups icing sugar into a bowlAdd the pulp of 1 passion fruitAdd a little hot water until you get a soft icing mix.Method:

Preheat oven to 160C/320F (140C/285F with fan).Line 2 baking sheets with baking paper.Cream butter with sugar until mixture is pale and creamy.Add eggs and vanilla and mix together, add in flour and passion fruitpulp and mix to a soft dough.Use a small ice-cream scoop (about 1 oz.) to scoop mixture onto baking trays.Allow room for spreading (2 in. between pieces is optimal)Bake for 20 min. or until pale and golden.Cool and top with passionfruit icing.Leave the icing to set (it will be a bit runny at first but it will set)