Trilobites
are extinct marine animals which lived gazillions of years ago. Real trilobites
may or may not have tasted like chicken. (who knows?) These cookies are
the result of my most recent research into what ancient trilobites would
have tasted like if primitive biochemical processes were based on jam/chocolate/cookie
molecules. Independent paleoconfectionary laboratories often ask for my
formula, so I have placed it here for the world to enjoy.
So bake a batch of 'bites...
B.) Find the equipment
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2.) Blend butter and sugar together in mixer.
3.) Mix in egg, vanilla, and almond extract until yucky.
4.) Add flour, baking powder, and salt, and mix to make dough.
5.)
Use cookie press with serrated-bar-shaped extruder to press out a mess
of cookies like this. I like to make a range of sizes from babies to big
mommas.
6.) Bake at 350 F (175 C) for 12 minutes. (Until edges are lightly
brown).
7.)
While cooling, sort roughly by size. This is because, in the next step,
you will want to combine two cookies of approximately the same size to
make each trilobite.
8.)
Fill matched top/bottom pairs with jam. I usually make half of the batch
apricot and half raspberry. You can use a knife to spread the jam if you
wish, but it is faster and neater to use the cookie press with a big nozzle
at the end. Squeeze together just hard enough to spread the jam out between
the two halves without too much oozing out the sides.
9.) Melt the chocolate bits in a double boiler.
10.)
Dip one end of each cookie in melted chocolate, and lay out, on wax-paper,
on cookie sheets.
11.)
Place two candy decorations for eyes.
12.) Refrigerate (while still on the cookie sheets) at least
20 minutes, for the chocolate to set.
13.)
Yum-yum eat-'em-up, or store for later in tins in the refrigerator. They'll
soon be extinct once more.
Note: if your computer has only an 8-bit aroma-card, clicking on the pictures above will not faithfully reproduce their delicious smell. You would need at least a 16-bit aroma-card to synthesize the nuances.
Your comments and suggestions are welcome. Send me email at george@georgehart.com
Here
are Amelia and Clementine holding a trilobite fossil. For information about
real trilobites, you might follow these links: