Lenguas De Gato Cats Tongue Recipes

LANGUES DE CHAT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together butter and 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg whites one at a time until batter is light and fluffy. Stir in the vanilla. Mix in the flour just until blended. Dough will be a little stiff.
• Using a cookie press or a pastry bag with a medium star tip, press dough onto prepared baking sheet into 3-inch lengths, like a ladyfinger.
• Bake cookies in preheated oven until straw-colored, about 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
• When cookies are cool, dip one end of each cookie in melted chocolate and place on wax paper until chocolate hardens. Store in a cool place.

LENGUAS DE GATO (CAT'S TONGUE)

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar.
• Add egg whites gradually, beating well after each addition.
• Add the salt and vanilla.
• Add flour gradually and mix well.
• Using a cake decorating tube, form dough into oblong, tonguelike shapes.
• Bake in 375 degrees for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove and let cool.
• Store in airtight jars or store in freezer.

LENGUA DE GATO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine butter and sugar. Use the paddle attachment to cream the mixture until light and fluffy. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula as needed.
• While beating, add the egg whites gradually, mixing well after each addition.
• Beat in the vanilla extract.
• In a small bowl, combine flour and salt. Add to the butter mixture.
• While beating at low speed, gradually add the dry mixture to the butter mixture and beat until moistened. Increase the speed to medium-high and continue to beat until well-incorporated.
• Transfer the batter into a large pastry bag with a 1/4-inch round tip or Ziploc bag with the tip cut off.
• Pipe the batter into about 1/4-inch thick and 3 inch-long logs on the prepared baking sheets at about 2 inches apart.
• Bake in a preheated 350 F oven for about 14 to 17 minutes, or until the sides are starting to brown, but tops are still light in color.
• Remove from the oven, allow to slightly cool, and transfer to a cookie rack while still warm.
• Allow to cool completely. Cookies will crisp up as they cool.

LENGUAS DE GATO ("CAT'S TONGUES" COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 F.Greas and flour several baking sheets.
• Cream together the butter and sugar thoroughly.
• Add the white of one egg,beat thoroughly.Repeat with the remaining egg whites.
• Add the vanilla and flour,mix well.
• Place the dough in a pasry bag fitted with a round tip.Pipe the dough onto the baking sheets in strips 2-3 inches wide,making sure to leave enough space in between the cookies for them to expand.
• Bake each batch for 6-8 minutes or until the edges are very lightly browned.
• Remove the cookies to a wire rack to cool.50-60.

LANGES DE CHAT (CAT TONGUE COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
• Cream butter cubes for about 1 minute in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and the color has turned pale yellow. Add sugar and vanilla extract; continue the creaming process until the mixture is smooth. Beat in the egg whites, 1 at a time, on low speed until batter is light and fluffy. Mix in flour until just combined--do not overmix!
• Transfer batter into a pastry bag with a medium plain tip and pipe dough in 2-inch "tongues" onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cat tongues turn golden brown on the edges, about 10 minutes.