classic butter cookies

a friend of priscilla’s came over this week to make cookies for her boyfriend as a valentines surprise. she wanted an easy recipe. well we thought, what can be more simpler than butter cookies… it’s just 4 ingredients. we tasted the end result, and we’re pretty sure her boyfriend will be begging for more.

unsalted butter, room temperature, 1 cup (240 g)
icing sugar 1/4 cup (60 g)
plain flour 3/4 cup (180 g)
cornstarch 1/4 cup (60 g)

preheat oven 300 F (150 C)
mix butter and icing sugar in a large bowl
sift plain flour and cornstarch into the butter mixture, 1/3 at a time, mix until smooth
use a pastry bag to pipe cookie dough on baking sheets. drag pastry tip up to form peaks for a more appetizing appearance. alternatively, simply spoon batter for a more homemade touch
bake for about 20 min. keep an eye on the cookies after 15min. pull them out once the cookies turn golden
let cookies cool on sheets for at least 5 min

beautifully piped cookie dough

so flaky and buttery, though they flattened a bit after baking

commentaries:

priscilla:

so you see the proportion of butter to other dry ingredients is 4 : 5. if you want to have chocolate flavoured cookies, you could add 25 g of chocolate powder and an extra 220 g of butter to the recipe.

the cookies are super soft. when you transfer or pack them, better use a thin spatula or a spoon to help. if you are giving them away as gifts, use boxes instead of bags