Regarding to cookies and cakes, I was spoiled by my mother who baked great cookies and cakes and other sweet treats. Honestly living in the US, I always miss her treats and just can’t find anything like hers. Most cookies I find usually are too sweet, thus plain for my taste.
Cookies with tea is a perfect combination
Since I can’t find it then I have to make it myself. Here I’d like to share a butter cookie recipe I used, thanks to my Pastor’s wife who kindly shared it with me. I love the cookie from this recipe because it’s not too sweet, it’s crunchy (from the cornstarch that makes cookie crisp) and the butter flavor is just great, it fills your mouth. Once you taste it, other cookies will never be the same (means too bland).
Butter Cookie Recipe
This butter cookie recipe is a basic simple one that you can use with cookie press or cookie cutters. I don’t like icing so I use round sprinkles to make it a little attractive. Ingredients:
- 200 gr Butter or Margarine (optional : substitute 80 gr with Australian, Dutch or New Zealand Butter for much better flavor)
- 150 gr Sugar Powder (granulated sugar is okay if you don’t have powder sugar)
- 4 Egg Yolks
- 200 gr Flour
- 100 gr Cornstarch
- a few drop of Vanilla
- Sprinkles (optional)
- 1 Egg Yolk beaten (optional)
Baking Yummy Butter Cookies
- Mix together butter and sugar until it becomes white (about 15 minutes).
- With lower speed, put in egg yolks one by one.
- Mix together flour and cornstarch. Pour in little by little this flour into the dough until they all blend well. Stop at this step. You can decide to use cookie press or cookie cutters. If you use cookie press then the dough is ready to use. If you find it too sticky, add a little flour.
- Since I want to use cookie cutters, I need to add more flour to make the dough harder so it’s easier to work with the cookie cutters. How much flour to add? It’s absolutely up to you. Just add until it’s about right to flatten and not sticky to your rolling pin.
Add flour to the dough
- With cookie cutters, shape your cookies and arrange them on the baking sheets.
Cookie cutters
- If you want to use some sprinkles, brush the cookies on the sheet with egg yolk. Sprinkle some sprinkles 🙂
Adding sprinkles is one of my kid’s job
- Bake in the oven with 360 degree F until they’re lightly brown underneath.
- Wait to cool down before eating.
Hmmmm……Yummy!!
Yield: butter cookies that fit a Danish cookies tin can.
I use Norpro 3301 Deluxe Cookie Press
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. Also you need a cover for your pancake mold to keep the heat inside.
