Good Things by David

I'm nibbling on one of my fragrant Pomegranate Cookies right now.  The tender, light and buttery cookies get their inimitable brown sugar-like flavor from pomegranate molasses.  This rather unusual ingredient is nothing more than pomegranate juice that's been concentrated to the consistency of honey.  It's used in Middle Eastern cuisine and can be found in any specialty food store or by mail order.  A small amount goes a long way.  My cookies also get a bit of pomegranate juice mixed into the dough and on the sugar glaze in which they are dipped after baking.  Pomegranates are very much of the season right now, so I urge you to give these cookies a try.  P o m e g r a n a t e C o o k i e s The Cookie Ingredients 2 cups all purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar (10x), sifted 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses 1 tab...