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.
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.
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.
