My new purchase of a buffet for the old dining room has prompted me to bake goodies every weekend so I can fill my pretty glass cake stand adorning the buffet. This weekend I made some yummy grapefruit cookies per Stephanie's recommendation.

Pink Grapefruit Sandwich Cookies
Original Source: Martha Stewart

Ingredients
Grated zest of 1 Ruby Red grapefruit, plus 1/4 cup freshly squeezed juice
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
3/4 cup cake flour (not self-rising)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
2 large egg yolks
Pink Grapefruit Cream Filling (see recipe below)

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
In a small bowl, combine zest with 1 tablespoon sugar; set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together both flours, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and remaining sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
Add egg yolks, and beat until combined, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
Beat in reserved zest-sugar mixture.
Add flour mixture in two batches, alternating with the juice, and beat to combine.
Turn out dough onto a piece of plastic wrap, and shape into a 1-inch-thick disk. Wrap in plastic, and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
On a lightly floured work surface, roll out disk to 1/8 inch thick using a lightly floured rolling pin. Using a lightly floured 2-inch round cookie cutter, cut out rounds and place about 1 inch apart on prepared sheet. Bake, rotating sheet halfway through, until edges are golden, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer sheet to a wire rack to cool 5 minutes. Transfer parchment paper and cookies to rack to cool completely.
Using an offset spatula, spread 1 tablespoon filling onto flat sides of half the cookies. Sandwich with remaining cookies, keeping flat sides down. Once filled, cookies can be kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.


Pink Grapefruit Cream Filling

Ingredients
Makes enough to fill 15 sandwich cookies.
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon honey
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed Ruby Red grapefruit juice

Directions
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Beat in honey. Add juice, 1 tablespoon at a time, until filling holds together and is smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl, cover, and set aside until ready to use.


They were meant to be sandwiched, but having only a star cookie cutter, I decided to just slather them with extra icing. I think they would have been a little more soft and chewy had they been circles, but they were delicious nonetheless. They had a tartness like a lemon cookie, but they were still sweet and the buttery frosting was the perfect finishing touch. Obviously, the bulk of them had to be sent away to Chris' work so I couldn't get my hands on them. Of course they all had rave reviews, which would explain the fiasco at home. After five minutes of being home on Monday, the beautiful cookies went from looking like this:


To this:


Update: The last two cookies were eaten shortly after this picture was taken. :) I just can't help myself when my two favorite foods - fruit and cookies - come together to form a yummy goodness.


My other obsession? Seltzer water. I buy out the stock at Hy-Vee every time it's available. However, Hy-Vee is often out of seltzer water. I can't help but think that I'm the only one buying this stuff, so they must not get it in stock very often. I go through about a 2-litre per day if it's available and often carry it around the house as if it were a 20-oz bottle of water. I also carry them around in my purse, stock them in the study room fridge at work, and bring them in the car with me when I'm out and about. So, if you're ever at Hy-Vee and they have this stuff in stock, then be sure to pick me up a few bottles!