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BUTTER COOKIES
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A few weeks back my daughter surprised me with this wonderful Butter Cookies. She is into a lot of baking these days that she is coming up with incredible Loaves of Bread, Buns, Cookies etc., & etc., When it comes to cookies it had always been Chocolate Chip Cookies. And me, who is not a big fan of Chocolates, always end up asking her to make something without chocolates/cocoa for me. So these Cookies came to me as a surprise early in the morning when I opened the Kitchen doors along with a note. I was totally impressed and above all the cookies were so good that I finished a lot of Cookies within no time along with my Morning Coffee.
Frankly, I was the one who ate most of it. And before it got over, I clicked a few pictures and got the recipe from her. I am writing this post with all small details and instructions my daughter followed while baking these Butter Cookies. Above all, she instructed me to strictly adhere to her instructions and write them without missing any step. My Daughter is a STRICT APPICER!!!
And here goes a simple Cookie recipe with just 4 ingredients. Quick-fix and above all a fool-proof recipe. These Butter Cookies are deliciously soft with a melt-in-mouth texture. These are absolute festive favourites and also best suits to be served as a Tea Time Snack.
Updated with few more tips from recent baking endeavours for a "Melt in Mouth Butter Cookies"
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Recipe Type - Cookies, Snacks
Difficulty - Easy
Yields - 35 - 40 Cookies
Author - SM
Preparation Time - 10 -15 Minutes
Baking Time - 15- 20 Minutes for 1 Batch
HOW TO MAKE BUTTER COOKIES
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INGREDIENTS:
Butter - 260g
Icing Sugar - 90g
All-purpose Flour - 240g
Corn Flour - 60g
Corn Flour - 60g
METHOD:
- Preheat the oven at 160° Celsius for about 10 minutes.
- The Butter should be Cold.
- Sift Icing Sugar once.
- Combine it with butter and beat it well in a hand mixer until creamy & combined.
- Combine All-purpose Flour, Corn Flour and sift it once.
- Add the Flour Mixture to the Butter mix.
- Gently mix it to form a soft dough.
- The texture of the dough should be firm so that you can shape it into balls.
- Otherwise, can leave it in the refrigerator for about an hour/freeze it for about 10-20 minutes, or until the dough is firm enough.
- Meanwhile, line up a baking tray with baking sheet/parchment paper.
- Scoop 1 Teaspoon of Butter Cookie Dough and shape it into a ball.
- Gently press the Butter Cookies lightly with the tines of a fork and arrange them 2 cm apart on the tray.
- Cookies will spread a little during baking but should retain the ball shape.
- Bake at 160° Celsius for 15-20 minutes or until firm and just mildly start to colour but should be white in colour.
- Allow Butter Cookies to cool completely.
- Store the Butter Cookies in an airtight container.
- Butter Cookies will stay fresh in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
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NOTES:
- Use cold butter for the recipe. Take it out from the refrigerator just before beating it.
- The texture of the dough should be firm so that you can shape it into balls.
- The Climatic condition of the region you live also affects the firmness of the dough.
- You can leave the dough in the refrigerator in between to get the desired firmness.
- Otherwise, can leave it in the refrigerator for about an hour or freeze it for about 10-20 minutes or until the dough is firm enough.
- This will help prevent the cookies from spreading – they’ll bake up thick and retain the ball shape.
- If the dough is not firm enough the melted butter may turn the Cookies crunchy, which is not the needed texture of Butter Cookies
- Can shape the Butter Cookies into Balls or into Cube-shaped or flatten it up.
- Baking time totally depends on the type of Oven used. Adjust accordingly.
- Adjust the baking time depending on the size of the Butter cookies.
- Small Butter Cookies of 1cm Diameter(before baking) requires just 15 minutes of baking.
- Bake until firm and just mildly start to colour but should be white in colour.
- And the most important fact - take it out from the Oven when it starts to become firm but yet slightly under cooked(soft to touch), if you prefer a melt in mouth Butter Cookies.
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