Melting Moments Cornstarch Cookies Or Butter Cookies Recipes

MELTING MOMENTS II

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients. Cream butter until fluffy. Add to flour mixture and beat thoroughly.
• Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place about 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten with lightly floured fork. Bake for about 20 minutes or until edges are just lightly browned. Don't overbake.

MELTING MOMENTS (BUTTER COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas 3. Line a baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone mat, and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the butter, vanilla, and sugar until creamy and combined.
• Add the cornflour, flour, and salt, and mix to form a smooth, soft dough.
• Roll the dough into small 0.7oz balls, and place them onto the prepared baking tray. Press them down with the tines of a fork. Freeze until solid - about 10 - 20 minutes.
• Bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until firm and just starting to colour around the edges (they'll still be very pale). Allow to cool for 5 - 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

MELTING MOMENTS (CORNSTARCH COOKIES OR BUTTER COOKIES)

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, cornstarch, and confectioners' sugar.
• In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer cream the butter until smooth and lighter in color. Add the dry ingredients and mix until all of the dry ingredients are incorporated. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
• Preheat your oven to 300°F (150°C) and shape the dough into 1-inch balls. Place them onto a parchment paper or silicone mat lined baking sheet with about 2 inches of spacing between the cookies.
• Press down firmly to flatten the cookies using a dampened fork. Bake in the middle of your oven's center rack for 18-20 minutes or until the cookie bottoms just begin to turn a light golden color.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar once cooled (or the sugar will melt) if desired.

MELTING MOMENTS COOKIES

Steps:

• In medium mixing bowl, cream butter till light; then gradually add the confectioners' sugar and salt.
• Beat this mixture thoroughly, about 3 minutes; gradually add the cornstarch and flour and blend well.
• Form the dough into walnut-sized balls and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Transfer the balls to an ungreased cookie sheet and let stand for 20 minutes or until soft, then make a thumprint on top of each to flatten the cookies.
• Bake for 15-16 minutes or until the cookies are golden on the bottom. Remove to rack to cool.
• While the cookies cool, make the icing. In a small bowl, combine the butter, confectioners' sugar, almond extract, and half-and-half until creamy.
• This may be tinted with food coloring.or just left white.
• Ice the cookies when they are completely cooled.
• Store in tins, separated in layers by plastic wrap.