Butter cookies are the classic festive season delight that are flavourful, elevates mood, and are attractive to gift. What better than spending a Sunday winter afternoon baking cookies for your loved ones? The buttery, sweet, delicious cookies are a favourite of everyone- children and adults alike. Even though a classic butter cookie topped with sugar crystal is just fine, one may get as creative as they can when it comes to the frosting to make it more appealing.
Origin
Butter cookies originated from Denmark, and are considered similar to shortbread cookies. This is one of the basic cookies made using butter, flour, and sugar. Its flavour variety includes vanilla, chocolate, and coconut or simply sugar crystal topping. Denmark is also an exporter of butter cookies to the USA and Asia. These cookies come around more during Christmas time, especially in parts of Europe and North America. These cookies provide a loveable, sharing joy to the people of Hong Kong, where it is a popular gift item during New Year.
Method to Prepare Butter Cookies
The preparation of butter cookies has a basic need of sugar, butter, and flour, the result of which should be creamy has a little crumbly mouth feel and tastes not too sweet. This easy-to-do recipe requires beating of butter, sugar, and flour one by one followed by adding flavour/ topping to make the batter, and finally baking in the oven. Before starting, preheat the oven.
Ingredients
- 100g Butter
- 1/4 cup Castor Sugar
- 3/4 cup Refined Flour or Maida
- Vanilla essence
Steps to Prepare Butter Cookies
- Take 100g unsalted butter in a bowl. Beat it well for a complete one minute
- Take 1/4 cup castor sugar and beat with the butter for at least two minutes
- Now, add vanilla essence and beat to mix
- Finally, add 3/4 cup maida or refined flour. Do not add the flour all at once. Add some followed by beating to mix slowly
- Add the beaten batter into a piping bag attached with a flower nozzle
- On a butter paper, release the batter in a flower shape making rounds while pressing the piping bag
- Now, bake the cookies in the preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 15-20 minutes
- Take out the cookies to allow them to cool for five to ten minutes. Wire rack can be used.
- Enjoy by topping them with your choice of ingredients such as sugar crystals or vanilla, chocolate or coconut
This amazing recipe to make delicious butter cookies also known as Danish biscuits is the perfect recipe to share it with your family and friends. Ensure that the ingredients are at room temperature to achieve perfection; the beating process should be done properly for the given time; preheat the oven before to avoid hassle; use a wire rack to cool the cookies completely.
The recipe is easy, feasible, and unfussy. Make and share your love through this recipe of delectable butter cookies in various shapes- oval, square, rings, and different appearances like marbled/ chequered/ plain.