This Deluxe Pets de Soeur Recipe is based on a rural French-Canadian culinary tradition which literally translates as farts of holy sisters. Intrigued?
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 375 ° F (190 °C).
In a large mixing bowl, sift together 4 cups of flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients for the filling. With your fingertips, work the butter in this mixture. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl (of stand mixer) fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk the eggs on medium-high speed until nice and frothy (about 2-3 minutes).
Add the oil and vanilla extract. Continue to whisk until well combined.
Switch to paddle attachment.
Alternate addition of flour mixture and milk (in 2 additions). Mix on low speed until combined.
Separate mixture in half.
Place one half of mixture on a floured board (this is a sticky dough so make sure your board and rolling pin are well floured).
Roll out dough until you get an 16 x 10 inch rectangle about ¼ to ½ inch thick.
Spread half the mixture over the rolled out dough.
Roll into a tight log, starting with the long side.
Slice the cookies about ¼ to ½ inch thick.
Place slices flat down on parchment lined baking sheets,
Bake for about 10 minutes at 375° F (190°C), then lower to heat to 350° F (175° C) for another 12-15 minutes or until golden.
While first batch of cookies are baking, repeat procedure to make second set of cookies.
Transfer baked cookies to wire rack to cool.
Can be stored in an airtight container for a few days or frozen until needed.
Notes
Please keep in mind that the nutritional information provided below is just a rough estimate and variations can occur depending on the specific ingredients used.