Star Trek, Battlefield Earth, and Dune Cookies and Recipes
“A Tribble Ate My Cookie” by Victoria Dixon
Inspired by the universes of Star Trek, Battlefield Earth, and Dune, this collection of recipes brings a touch of the fantastical to your kitchen. Despite Star Trek’s apparent lack of cookies, a creative twist on recipes from a never-published cookbook (that I co-wrote for Paramount and Pocketbooks entitled “A Tribble Ate My Lunch”) offers a unique take on this treasured universe. Battlefield Earth and Dune provided more direct inspiration with their elements of Kerbango and Melange, leading to themed Battlefield Earth confections and Dune cookies.
Star Trek Inspired Recipes
Andorian Brandy Cookies
Enjoy this cookie inspired by the Andorian incident.
Cookie Ingredients:
- ¾ cup softened butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa
Frosting Ingredients:
- 1 tsp Andorian Brandy
- 4 tsp half and half
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup softened butter
- 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
Andorian Brandy Preparation:
- Infuse a cinnamon stick in a bottle of apple brandy for a week.
Instructions:
- For the cookies, combine butter and sugar and beat until creamy, scraping the sides of the bowl. Add egg and vanilla extract and mix well before adding the flour and cocoa.
- Chill dough for at least two hours before cutting into shapes, with or without cookie cutters. If you want crescents but don’t have a cutter, roll the dough into three-inch logs and pinch the ends. If you do use cutters, you may have extra frosting.
- Bake at 375°F for seven minutes. Cool before frosting.
- For the frosting, combine ingredients and beat, scraping the bowl often.
- Apply the frosting smoothly to the cookies and sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.
Bahgol-Cake Bars
Three Klingon friends of Dax’s combine forces with Jadzia for the sake of revenge. The first time Dax served this to Kurzon’s friends, the Klingons and the Federation were still enemies.
Ingredients:
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- 3 medium eggs
- ½ cup self-rising flour
- 1 lemon, zested
- Pinch of salt
Syrup:
- ½ cup whisky
- ½ cup honey
- ¾ cup coconut sugar
- 4 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Juice and zest of one lemon
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
Instructions:
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine cream butter, sugar, and eggs. Add flour, salt, and lemon zest.
- Bake in a 9×9 inch pan at 350°F for 30 minutes, or until it’s warm brown and away from the sides. Allow to cool.
- For the syrup, heat whiskey in a small pan and add honey and a tablespoon of water to help dissolve the sugars (and burn off the alcohol). Add cloves, cinnamon and lemon juice.
- Use a toothpick to make holes evenly throughout the cake.
- Pour the syrup on top and allow the cake to soak it up. Serves 8-10.
Black Hole Cookies
A Black Hole from the Deep Space Nine episode, “Playing God,” resembles a Black Russian.
Ingredients:
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- ¾ cup butter-flavored shortening
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup Kahlua
- 1 oz. vodka
- ½ tsp walnut extract
- 6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions:
- In a small bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, mix sugars and shortening. Add eggs, Kahlua, and walnut extract and stir before adding flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.
- By teaspoon, drop cookie dough on a baking sheet three inches apart and bake at 375°F for ten minutes until brown.
Battlefield Earth Inspired Recipe
For those of you who serve your Star Trek with a slice of Battlefield Earth and Dune, I added the following:
Kerbango Confection
Ingredients:
- 1 cup softened butter
- 2/3rd cup powdered sugar
- ½ tsp walnut extract
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp milk
- 2 tbsp Java flavored moonshine
- 3 oz. white chocolate, chopped
- 3 ½ oz. dark chocolate chips
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F, ensuring both top and bottom heat are activated. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, mix the butter, powdered sugar, and walnut extract. Add the egg to the mixture and beat until creamy.
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, cinnamon, and baking powder before stirring it into the batter.
- Incorporate the milk and moonshine into the batter, followed by the finely chopped white chocolate. Ensure the white chocolate is well mixed and evenly distributed to avoid uneven textures and flavors.
- Use a spoon to scoop small heaps of the dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them well apart to allow for spreading.
- Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 10-15 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
This recipe is a variation on an O’Donnell’s Moonshine recipe, so I am indebted to them.
Dune Inspired Recipe
Melange Cookies
Ingredients:
- ¾ cup softened butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 5 tbsp Tang or orange drink mix
- 3 tbsp lemon tea mix
- ⅛ tsp cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp cloves
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 ½ cups vanilla baking chips
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Beat butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract until smooth. Gradually add the remaining dry ingredients and mix until combined.
- Shape the dough into small balls and place them on a baking sheet spaced one to two inches apart.
- Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly golden. Let the cookies cool before serving.
Acknowledgments
A heartfelt thank you to DaVonna Smitley, whose adventurous spirit led to the discovery of the unique alcoholic ingredients that inspired “A Tribble Ate My Lunch.” Her contributions, along with the support of my husband Glen Dixon, and our friends Laura and Scott Lute, were invaluable in bringing these recipes to life.
Victoria Dixon is obsessed with writing, culture, books, faith, and family, though not in that order. She’s an active member of Wulf Moon’s Wulf Pack and lives in Kansas, which is not monochrome, regardless of what fraudulent wizards might suggest. She’s had work published in Nature Futures, Enchanted Conversations, and Dreamforge Anvil. A short story titled, “Fangs Out!” is forthcoming in the 2024 Unhelpful Encyclopedia: Murderbugs. She can be followed at www.facebook.com/VictoriaLDixon or www.VictoriaLeaDixon.com.
These look fantastic! I want to try all of them!
Wow, your cookies sound delicious and look gorgeous! I want to try them, but I have serious doubts about mine being that pretty.