G Gs Butter Cookies Recipes

GG'S SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat butter, 1 1/2 cup white sugar, and confectioners' sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; mix in cornstarch and 2 cups flour. Make a well in the center of the dough; add egg and mix well. Knead the remaining 1 cup flour into dough using your hands until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
• Roll dough into walnut-sized balls. Pour 1/4 cup white sugar into a bowl; dip top of each ball in sugar. Arrange balls on a baking sheet. Slightly flatten each ball using the bottom of a drinking glass.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookies are lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

G. G.'S BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter.
• Gradually beat in sugar.
• Add egg yolks one at a time, mixing with butter/sugar mixture.
• Add flour gradually, mixing well.
• Add vanilla.
• Refrigerate dough until chilled.
• Roll out 4" piece of dough with enough flour so as dough does not stick to rolling pin or rolling surface.
• Cut into shapes and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Refrigerate extra dough and remove from refrigeration as used.
• Paint each cookie with egg whites and then decorate with colored sugar.
• Bake at 350° F for 10 - 12 minutes.
• Enjoy.

BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Beat the salted butter, vanilla and sugar together with an electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Sift over the flour and beat again until just combined. Spoon the dough into a piping bag fitted with a medium star nozzle.
• Pipe the dough in small 5cm swirls on one large or two smaller baking trays lined with baking parchment, spacing them apart to allow for them to spread. Bake for 15-20 mins until pale golden.
• Leave to cool on the trays for 5 mins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.