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Writer's pictureMichelle Lee

German Butter Cookies

Updated: Jan 22, 2021


Another great recipe to share for your CNY cookies list. German butter cookies - taste buttery, soft texture, fluffy & definitely melt in your mouth. You will sure asking for more.

This year 2015, is the year of Sheep. So I'm making something special & cute to welcome the Chinese New Year 2015.

Try this, simple & easy to make recipe. No eggs needed.

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Ingredients: (yields 48 little sheep)

Recipe adapted from Ms Sharon Khor.

125gm butter (I'm using salted butter Anchor brand)

40gm icing sugar - sifted

125gm potato flour - sifted

80gm superfine flour - sifted

chocolate chips - for decorate the 'ears'

black sesame - for decorate the 'eyes'

Steps by steps :

1. Beat butter & sugar till fluffy & pale.

2. Sift in potato flour & superfine flour & mix thoroughly to form a soft dough.

3. If you find the dough is too soft to handle, put in the fridge for 10 minutes.

4. Then take out from fridge & start to shape it. Now the dough should be harden & easy to handle.

5. Each sheep head weigh about 7gm, roll it into a ball & slightly flatten it.

6. Make 2 little small balls for sheep fur. Gently stick on centre & use a toothpick to press a line in the centre of the small balls.

7. Then decorate the eyes & the ears with chocolate chips & black sesame seeds.

8. Put the tray of little sheeps in the fridge for 5 minutes. This is to make the dough harden a bit, as we had already taken a long time to decorate the sheep, the dough is almost melting.

8. Then, bake at 150 degree for 20-25 minutes. (Top & bottom heat, no fan)

9. Take out & cool down before you put in container.

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Tips : You can always make it into other shape, just be creative. You can also pipe it out into beautiful flower or roll it & use cookie cutter to cut into your desired shapes.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2015


*updated : German butter cookies for rooster year 2017.

*updated : German butter cookies for pig year 2019.



*updated : German butter cookies for metal rat year 2020.


*updated : German butter cookies for ox year 2021.


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