Cookies (sables)

Cookies: kids love them, we use them to decorate in Christmas and other festive periods out table. We bake them to treat in parties, in birthday occasions, even to offer as present in a beautiful gift box. In fact I trully believe that cookies are a delice for any age so don't be just tempted... bake them! And these ones have three different kind of sugars to bring a nice taste, in fact not too sweet.

Ingredients:

250 gr butter (room temperature cut in little cubes)

75 gr sugar

150 gr brown sugar (soft)

150 gr black sugar (soft)

1 large egg

little salt

2 table spoons of milk

500 gr sifted plain flour

Vanilla butter extract

Start mixing sugars and butter to be homogenized for 2 minutes.

Add the egg and continue mixing in medium speed. Then add the spoons of milk and the vanilla extract and continue mixing for a few seconds.

Before mixing the flour, put the mixing hook on your mixer. Then mix in low speed in order to maintain a thick mixture fully and well homogenized. In case some remains of ingredients exist in the mixer's edges, continue mixing with your hands.

Use a cling film to cover your dough and let it on the fridge for minimum half an hour. 

Preheat the oven to 165 degrees (resistances).

With your rolling pin open the dough and make little designs with cutters of your taste. PLace them in a plate oven dish with a little/short distance between them. Bake them for 20 minutes maximum (in case you don't want them too crunchy low minutes to 15)

Tips:

• Ideal for decorations. They don't spread within the baking process and keep well for many many days. At least 2 weeks I would say.
• Depending on the cutters you use, you could as well melt chocolate and cover them. Lovely and ... delicious.
• In order to always reserve them fresh, keep them in a closed metallic bowl. They will keep freshness for at least two weeks as mentioned. Even more!
• You may add spices that you like, For example for this quantity of recipy you could add 1 tea spoon of cinnamon powder, one quarter of tea spoon ginger powder.
• You may try as well orange or lemon zest (approx 1 table spoon minimum to add).
• Make your own combinations of flavors according to your taste, by using various spices and extracts (coffee, almond, vanilla, chocolate, or fruit extracts).

Enjoy,

Love,

Les Delices d' Eleni