Butter Cookies (Melt-in-mouth Goodies)

By Christine Ho · Tuesday, September 11, 2012 ·101 Comments

Do share these butter cookies with your family or friends. Yes, they are like melting moments. Each bit of the buttery cookies will literally melt in your mouth. It’s hard to stop eating after the first bite. I only make these cookies to bring along for our large social gatherings. Sharing is loving. Each person can only have one or two pieces. Not surprisingly, the whole tray was gone within minutes though.

Butter Cookies (Printable recipe)
By Christine's Recipes
Prep time: 30 mins 
Cook time: 15 mins 
Yield: 25 pieces

Ingredients:

• 150 gm plain flour / all-purpose flour
• 30 gm corn flour / corn starch
• 20 gm custard powder
• 160 gm butter, softened at room temperature
• 50 gm icing sugar
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp baking powder

Method:

1. Combine the plain flour, corn flour, custard powder  and baking powder and sift through a sieve. Set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the butter and icing sugar until fluffy and pale. Mix in the vanilla extract.
3. Sift in the flour mixture. Beat at low speed with an electric mixer. Remember to scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula. Lightly knead into a dough. Wrap with a plastic film and roll into a tube in 3½cm thickness. Wrap it up and refrigerate for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until it’s workable.
4. Preheat oven to 180C / 356F. Line two baking trays with baking paper.
5. Remove the dough from refrigerator. Slice into 1½cm-thick portions. Place each portion in single layer on the lined trays, each at least 3cm apart. Use a lightly greased fork to gently press the small dough. Bake in preheated oven, for about 15 minutes, or until lightly brown. Remove from oven and let them sit for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack until completely cool down.

Notes:

• If you don’t have two baking trays or your oven is not big enough, you can bake in two batches. Keep the rest of the dough in refrigerator.
• If the weather is too warm, you find the dough is too greasy. Don’t worry. Just chill the dough for awhile until workable.
• I love simple cookies with a rustic look. You might like to use a cookies cutter or any moulds to make some delicate patterns on your cookies.