Melting Moments : Butter Cookies

Melting Moments

Melting moments.... these butter cookies are so light , crumbly and buttery that they literally melt in your mouth. As simple as 3 ingredients whipped and baked would create melting moments in you.  

Ingredients

1 cup = 250 ml

• All purpose flour: 1.5 Cups
• Corn Flour: 1/2 cup
• Salt: 1/4 Tsp
• Unsalted butter/ Margarine: 200 Gms
• Powdered Sugar: 1/4 Cup and some for dusting on top of the baked cookies
• Vanilla essence: 1/2 Tsp

Method

1. In a mixing bowl combine all purpose flour, cornflour and salt and keep ready
2. In another bowl beat the unsalted butter and 1/4 cup sugar and vanilla essence. ( You can use a hand mixer or a stand mixer with paddle attachment)
3. Add the flour mixture to the butter mix little by little until well combined.Once its done refrigerate for 20minutes so dough firms up. ( If you are using a stand mixer with paddle attachment the mixture would form into a dough after mixing and it can be shaped to cookies without refrigerating. But using a hand mixer would give a slightly loose dough and the consistency would become harder once refrigerated.)
4. Once the dough is ready pre heat the oven for 15 minutes at 180 degree Celsius and start making lime sized balls out of the dough and arrange it on a baking tray lined with baking paper. 
5. Bake the cookies at 180 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes. Bake time would vary depending on the size of the cookie. Once done the cookie would slightly change colour at the bottom and can be separated from the baking paper easily.
6. Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes and then dust the cookies with powdered sugar using a sieve so that there are no lumps of sugar on the cookies. 

Delicious cookies are ready to be shared with your loved ones with a hot cup of of coffee... 

Happy Baking!!

Shabana