Melting Moments Cookies
Coooking Temperature: 350°F / 177°C / Gas Mark 4
Calories: 6
Adjust Servings Here: 24 cookies
Description
Melting moments cookies are simple and easy shortbread cookies that have a crumbly melt in your mouth texture. A simple and easy butter cookie that is perfect to add to your holiday baking during the festive season.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (227 g) Unsalted Butter room temperature
- 6 tbsp (48 g) Powdered sugar confectioners' sugar
- 1½ cup (190 g) All-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup (40 g) Cornstarch
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
- ½ tsp Lemon zest
Instructions
- Combine the flour, salt, and cornstarch.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, on medium-high speed, cream butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. You can also use a large bowl with a whisk.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl. Add the lemon zest and vanilla extract. Followed by the flour mixture. Pro tip - We do not want to activate the gluten in our dough. So do not overmix when you add the flour mixture.
- Transfer the dough to the refrigerator to chill for 15 to 20 minutes. Pro tip - Chilling will prevent the dough from spreading too much.
- Preheat oven at 350°F / 177°C / Gas Mark 4. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- Roll the cookie dough into about 1-inch balls. Pro tip - Dusting your hands with cornstarch will make it easier to roll the dough balls.
- Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet leaving enough space for them to spread.
- Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly golden around the edges. Pro tip - Larger cookies will take about 10 minutes and vise versa. I prefer to bake only one cookie sheet at a time to prevent the cookies from spreading too much.
- Cool on a cookie tray for 5 minutes. Then, transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before you transfer to an airtight container or cookie jar.Pro tip - A cooling rack will prevent the steam below the cookies from making them soggy.
The nutrition information and metric conversion are calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee its accuracy. If this data is important to you please verify with your trusted nutrition calculator. Thank you
Did you make this recipe? Share it with me.Tag @veenaazmanov_kitchen on instagram or #hashtag it #veenaazmanovkitchen