Embossed Cookies
Embossed Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups (500 ml) flour
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) baking powder
- 1 cup (250 ml) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup (180 ml) sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
- Kitchen tools
Instructions
- With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, combine the flour and baking powder.
- In another bowl, cream the butter with the sugar. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.
- Stir in the dry ingredients with a wooden spoon.
- For each cookie, spoon 30 ml (2 tablespoons) of dough and roll into small balls with your hands, without working the dough too much.
- Place 10 balls on both the baking sheet and flatten into 1-cm (1/2-inch) thick cookies with you fingers.
- With a floured slotted spatula (see note), gently press the cookie dough down to ½-cm (1/4-inch) thick.
- Bake for 16 minutes or until the cookies begin to brown. Cool on the baking sheet.
- Repeat with the remaining dough, using various kitchen tools for varying looks.
Embossed Cookies