We are cookie lovers, that’s clear. Chocolate chip cookies, chocolate cookies, oatmeal cookies, rolled cookies, or filled cookies. But in the end, if we had to choose only one to take with us to a deserted island, we would choose butter cookies. Easy.
They are not age-dependent, loved by both children and adults alike; you can enjoy them in the winter with hot cocoa or tea, and in the summer alongside iced coffee. And the real bonus is that they don’t require many ingredients and are really easy to make.
The butter cookies by Neta Loya, owner of the blog Munchkin, are particularly successful and made from a small number of ingredients that everyone has at home (or at least at the supermarket near their home).
The fine sugar makes them delicate and soft, and the vanilla adds a wonderful flavor. The resulting batter is easy to work with, and the most fun is to pipe cookies that, after baking, have a homemade yet professional look.
Piped vanilla butter cookies
Recipe by: Neta Loya
20 minutes of work, 40 minutes total, easy to make, 50 units
Ingredients
200 g very soft butter, at room temperature
80 g fine white sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp lemon zest
½ tsp salt
1 egg
250 g flour (1¾ cups)
Preparation
How to make piped vanilla butter cookies:
1. Preheat the oven to 160°C.
2. In a mixer bowl with a paddle attachment, cream the butter, sugar, salt, vanilla, and lemon zest on high speed for 5 minutes. Occasionally, scrape down the sides with a spatula.
3. Lower the mixer speed to medium and add the egg. Mix until it is completely incorporated into the mixture.
4. Stop the mixer, add the flour, and mix on the lowest speed until the flour is incorporated and the mixture is uniform—no more. Be careful not to overwork the dough, which harms the cookie’s crispness.
5. Transfer the dough to a piping bag with a star tip.
6. Place parchment paper on a baking sheet. Pipe small cookies, leaving small spaces between them.
7. Bake the cookies for 12–15 minutes. The bottom of the cookies should be golden, and the cookies should barely change color, remaining very light.
In collaboration with Sugat