Friday, December 23, 2011

A recipe – Butter Cookies


They are unhealthy, containing mainly butter and sugar, but they are extremely good, so I said to myself: Noit, you should share it!
The original recipe is taken from a book that I really don’t know the name, but I promise to check it out and add it to the post.
I made the some adjustments in order to turn the recipe to less corrupt one…
So, here is the (super easy) recipe for butter cookies:

Ingredients
½ pound (2 sticks / 225 gr.) unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup light brown sugar (in the original recipe – white sugar)
2 egg yolks (You can freeze egg whites for another recipe that require egg foam/Meringue)
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour (in the original recipe – 2 cups all-purpose flour, without whole wheat flour)
1 cup whole wheat flour


Directions
1.     In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter with the sugar, using an electric mixer (much more easier, but not necessary). Add the egg yolks, salt, and vanilla extract and beat well.
2.     Add the flour and keep mixing until you get a soft dough.
3.     Divide the dough in half and shape into 2 logs, about 1-1.5 inch in diameter. Wrap with plastic wrap and chill for about an hour, until the logs are firm enough to slice.
4.     Preheat the oven to 300 F (150 C).
5.     Take off the plastic wrap and slice the dough into ¼ inch thick disks and transfer to parchment-lined backing sheets.
6.     Bake for about 15 minutes, until the cookies have turned golden. Cool on a rack.


Other option from step 3 and forward –
3.     Cover the bowl with a plastic wrap and chill for about an hour.
4.     Preheat the oven to 300 F (150 C).
5.     Take off the plastic wrap. On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness (you may need to add flour during rolling). Cut into shapes and transfer to parchment-lined backing sheets.
6.     Bake for about 15 minutes, until the cookies have turned golden. Cool on a rack



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