Peach Cookies: A Step-by-Step Recipe with Photos

Peach Cookie Cake – a beautiful and delicious dessert originally from the USSR, the classic step-by-step recipe of which can easily be recreated at home. This treat will be a beautiful addition to any holiday table, as the cookies truly resemble a beautiful ripe peach.

Peach Cookies: A Classic Step-by-Step Recipe

Nutritional value per serving

315.0 kcal

Proteins: 7.0 g
Fats: 10.0 g
Carbohydrates: 50.0 g

*Nutritional value is calculated per 100g of ingredients

Total time: 1 hour
Time in the kitchen: 1 hour
Complexity:

It's easy and straightforward to prepare, but it does require some experience. Not everyone can do it right the first time.
Number of servings: 10

In the 80s and 90s of the last century, many housewives knew how to make the "Peach" cake, so the classic "GOST" recipe can be found in grandmothers' cookbooks.

The dessert is truly delicious, as each "peach" is made up of two halves of a crumbly shortbread cookie, and inside the cake is a surprise—jam, which adds a bright fruity note to the dish, or sweet boiled condensed milk with nuts.

Today we'll tell you how to make this festive "Peaches" cake at home and offer a simple step-by-step recipe, all the ingredients you need for which you can find in your average home kitchen.

To bake a Soviet-era Peach cake, you will need:

container for mixing dough;
a regular hand mixer;
baking tray;
baking parchment (or siliconized paper);
brush for applying dye.

We'll be making a delicious sugar dough with soft butter and low-fat sour cream using traditional ingredients that can be found in every home or the nearest supermarket.

A step-by-step recipe for Peach cookies from the USSR

Peach Cake – A Simple Classic Homemade Recipe

Ingredients

Servings

Flour

400 G
Butter

100 G
Egg C1

2 pcs
Sour cream 20%

2 tbsp
Sugar

100 G
Soda

1 pinch
Salt

1 pinch
Jam

300 G
Food coloring

2 pcs

Preparation

Step 1

Break 2 eggs into a mixing bowl (the recipe uses both the yolk and the white).

Step 2

Add 100 grams of sugar to the eggs and beat with a mixer until a light, fluffy foam forms.

Step 3

As a result of whipping you should get a mass like this.

Step 4

In a separate bowl, combine 100 grams of softened butter, 60 grams of sour cream, and a pinch of baking soda. Mix all ingredients thoroughly with a spoon.

Step 5

Combine the egg mixture with the butter, creamed with sugar and sour cream. Beat with a mixer until smooth.

Step 6

Add 400 grams of sifted flour and a pinch of salt. First, mix the dough with a spoon, then with your hands until it reaches a thick, smooth consistency.

Step 7

The dough should be quite dense (as in the photo) and not stick to your hands, so that you can shape it into a cake later.

Step 8

Divide the dough into 20 equal parts.

You can do this using a kitchen scale or simply by eye. It's okay if the halves aren't perfectly equal; it will only add realism to our cake.

Step 9

Form each lump of dough into a ball and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Step 10

Step 2 – Bake the cookies

We should get 20 pieces of cookies - spherical halves (as in the photo), from which we can later form our Peach.

It is necessary to bake cookies 15-20 minutes at temperature 180℃.

The parameters given are for a traditional oven using the "top and bottom" mode without convection. When determining baking time, take into account the specific characteristics of your oven, and make adjustments if using convection.

Step 11

The result is cookies that resemble gingerbread, with a flat bottom and a fluffy top.

Step 12

While the cookies are still warm, use a knife to cut out indentations so that our peaches can be filled with a delicious filling.

Step 13

Step 3 – Assembling the Peaches Cookies

Once the cookie halves have cooled completely, begin assembling the "peaches." Fill the cookie cavities with thick jam.

Step 14

We connect the two halves together to form a whole “peach”.

It is important that the jam is thick enough to act as a kind of paste.

Step 15

Step 3 – Coloring the “peaches”

For coloring, our grandmothers used natural dyes—beet and carrot juice. Apply the dye to the surface of the cookies using a soft brush or sponge. Paint the edges closer to the joints orange, and the raised parts red.

Numerous reviews indicate that not everyone likes the vegetable flavor that is imparted to the dessert, so in modern conditions, it is quite possible to replace the juice with orange and red food coloring diluted in sugar syrup or apple juice.

Step 16

With practice, you can achieve a beautiful transition between shades to create the most realistic peaches, as in the photo.

You can color the peaches with your children. For many who remember this recipe from childhood, coloring was the most favorite part of making peach cookies.

Step 17

Sprinkle the freshly painted peach with sugar.

You can vary the recipe with other toppings (coconut flakes or nuts), but with sugar the dessert looks most authentic.

Step 18

This treat looks simply fantastically beautiful!

For a more realistic look, you can decorate each peach with a sprig or a real leaf. You can also serve the cakes in individual paper cups, as shown in the photo.

We also offer a master class from the chef on making "Peach" cookies according to GOST standards. By following the step-by-step instructions in the video, you can easily replicate this original old grandmother's recipe and surprise your guests with an unusual dessert from the past: