Shaped Butter Cookies
Make shaped cookies with butter, powdered sugar, and low-gluten flour.
Ingredients
Butter
140 g
Powdered sugar (sifted)
80 g
Egg (added in batches)
50 g
Cake flour (sifted)
260 g
Instructions
1
Step 1
Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sifted powdered sugar until pale yellow.
2
Step 2
Add the egg liquid in three batches, fully incorporating each addition into the butter mixture before adding the next.
3
Step 3
Add the sifted flour and beat until the butter and flour come together into a crumbly texture.
4
Step 4
Knead into a dough; the surface should no longer stick to your hands.
5
Step 5
Wrap the dough in parchment paper and roll it out to about 0.8 cm thick.
6
Step 6
Use cookie cutters to stamp out various shapes.
7
Step 7
Lightly use a toothpick to poke decorative patterns onto the surface of the cookies.
8
Step 8
Preheat the oven, then bake the cookies until the surface turns golden.
