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Got this beautiful recipe from one of my favorite blog.
I bought the preserved sakura and sakura essence from an online shop. Not a cheap thing so i was waiting for the right recipe to use the flower. Until i stumbled into this picturesque cookies. So here it is : Sakura Cookies
Things you need:
90gr Unsalted butter
50gr Granulated sugar
2-3drops Sakura Essence
1 pinch of salt
1 Egg yolk
120gr Cake flour
16-20 pieces preserved sakura
Fine sugar, for sprinkle on top of the cookies
Things you need to do :
Put the preserved sakura in a bowl, cover with enough water, leave it for 6 hours (or overnight – so you can do this the night before). This step is to reduce the saltiness from the sakura. I really recommend to leave it as long as you can since the sakura can be pretty salty. Drain the sakura and discard the water. Pat the sakura dry with kitchen towel.
Beat the butter with salt until soft, add the granulated sugar and beat until light color. Add the sakura essence and egg yolk, beat to combine.
Pour the flour into the bowl, mix until moisten, then knead gently until smooth.
Cover the dough with plastic wrap and put in the fridge for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven 200 °C.
Line the baking tin with baking paper or Silpat. Then roll the cookie dough until 6 mm thickness. Cut it with 6 cm cookie cutter.
Place the cookies on the baking sheet, and then decorate it with the preserved cherry blossoms on each cookie. Press it a little bit to stick it into the cookies.
Lower down the oven temperature to 170°C.
Put the cookies into the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown, sprinkle with superfine sugar immediately. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 15 minutes then move it to the wire rack until it is completely cool.
I’m thinking of combining the cake flour with some almond ground to give a little hint of the almond crunch in it 
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Note: Photo port-folio can be found here.
almost too beautiful to eat
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These cookies are absolutely BEAUTIFUL. More like a work of art!
Thank you!Give it a try, it is also delicious
Hey, what Online Shop was this?
Are they shipping to europe?
Laszlo.
Sorry but the location is in Singapore. Thanks for your interest
These look just beautiful!
Thanks!
I live in California. Do you have any ideas for other flowers that would work?
Hi Caroline,
Basically you can use any preserved flowers, or dried flower for the decoration such as dried lavender (the full size lavender with the stem) , rosebud, etc. However, for dried flower, you might want to use icing before putting the flower (so you dont bake the flower with your cookies). Bake the cookies, put icing, then put the flower on top of it. Hope this helps!
Wow! These are beautiful.
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Hi! Saw this on Pinterest and was very impressed! I am from Spain and managed to find out how to shop these flowers, here is the link!
http://www.anything-from-japan.com/Salt-Pickled-Sakura-Cherry-Blossoms-p/4982175600314-1147.htm
Thanks for the recipe!
Besos
Thank you for visiting
.Yes, that’s where i got the flower from. I ordered the flower from that online shop 
. While for the sakura essence, i got it from Amazon
Gorgeous! Perfect! And I guess everyone can use their local flowers… Thank you for the inspiration.
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Can you give an update of the cookie with the almond mixture? I’d love to try this.
Hi Leila,
I haven’t got the chance to make it
. But you can give it a try by replacing 1/3 of the flour with ground almond.
Happy trying!
Hey there exceptional website! Does running a blog such as this require a massive amount work?
I’ve virtually no understanding of computer programming however I was hoping to start my own blog in the near future. Anyway, should you have any suggestions or techniques for new blog owners please share. I know this is off topic but I just needed to ask. Cheers!
Beautiful! Wat is kusara?greetings from The Netherlands👋💐
Hi Daphne,
Do you mean Sakura? Sakura is Japanese name for Cherry Blossom flower. Normally it will grow and bloom during spring time. In Japan they process the flower into preserved flowers using salt. So the preserved sakura is a bit salty. You can actually eat it as it is or use it to add some flavoring to your food
… like for example this cookie. Hope this answer your query.
Hello everyone…Just wanted to let you know that very soon I’ll be able to make these beautiful Sakura Sugar Cookies! After seeing this recipe someone pinned on Pinterest, I looked high & low for the Cherry Blossom (Sakura) Essence and finally struck gold!!! Here are the links to the sites I found that sell this wonderful (weight in gold) extract/essence:
1) http://wizardlabs.us/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=409
2) http://www.amoretti.com/amoretti/Extracts/10/Cherry%20Blossom%20Extract/697
The second site is the company I ordered mine from and you have to call to place your order. When I was checking out their site I was looking in their Amoretti Product Catalog (top right hand corner of their home page) and saw the Cherry Blossom (Sakura) Extract on page 33 of 63. So as soon as I saw it I just had to call to inquire about it, and to my surprise and extreme delight they actually DO sell it and so I’ve ordered some and it’ll be arriving very soon! Like most of you (probably), I tried to get it from either Amazon.com or from the online store in Japan, but this isn’t possible right now and may never be again, because of Customs Limitations and the fact that it now falls under the category of medicinal products. So, at the present time Japan is unable to ship the Cherry Blossom (Sakura) Essence abroad, which is why Amazon.com isn’t stocking it at the moment!
I’m an extremely happy camper and look forward to creating with this wonderful Sakura Essence!
Happy Trying!
I hope you like the cookies
Woohoo!!! I made these cookies and they turned out fantastic! Here’s a link with the photo I took, of my accomplishment. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152732819005284&set=a.10152732805130284.1073741825.508665283&type=1&theater
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