Perfect Butter Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
Main Dough
salted butter (softened)
120 g
powdered sugar
40 g
egg liquid
20 g
cornstarch
120 g
cake flour
70 g
milk powder
20 g
Chocolate Dough
cocoa powder
15 g
Decoration
dark chocolate
50 g
Instructions
Prepare butter
Ensure the salted butter is softened to room temperature for easy mixing.
Cream butter and sugar
Beat the softened butter with powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
Add egg liquid
Mix in the egg liquid until fully incorporated.
Mix dry ingredients
In a separate bowl, whisk together cornstarch, cake flour, and milk powder.
Combine wet and dry
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix until a soft dough forms.
Make chocolate dough
Take half the dough and mix in cocoa powder for chocolate variation.
Chill the dough
Wrap the dough and refrigerate for 20 minutes to firm up.
Shape cookies
Roll the dough into small balls or use cookie cutters for cute shapes and place on baking sheet.
Bake cookies
Bake in preheated oven at 170°C for 12-15 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
Cool cookies
Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Decorate cookies
Melt dark chocolate and drizzle or dip cookies for decoration.
Original recipe
Storage
Store in an airtight container to maintain crispness. Cookies can be frozen for up to a month.
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