Homemade biscuits are a tasty and inexpensive alternative to store-bought sweets. In addition, homemade cakes are much healthier, because you can definitely control the quality of the ingredients that you add to them. Cookies can be baked in just half an hour, and they will remain fresh for several days.
Delicate flaky cookies are distinguished by excellent taste. An interesting combination of unleavened fatty dough and brown sugar crust will interest even gourmets. At the same time, the cookies are cooked very quickly. Its only drawback is its high calorie content.
Grate 200 g of butter or margarine on a coarse grater or chop very finely with a knife. Sift 1, 5 cups of flour with a slide, add butter to it, add 0.5 cups of sour cream. Knead to a smooth, homogeneous dough and place in the cold for 1 hour. Then roll out the dough on the board into a layer and cut out a round cookie with a small indent. Collect the dough pieces and roll them out again. When all the blanks are cut, beat the egg, pour sugar into a flat plate. Dip the cookies in the egg mixture and then in the sugar. Spread it on a baking sheet and place in an oven heated to 200 ° C. Bake the cookies until golden brown. Remove immediately from the baking sheet and refrigerate on the board.
Cookie dough can be prepared in advance and stored in the refrigerator
Chocolate-apricot cookies are also interesting. Grind 175 g of softened butter with 125 g of icing sugar. Add 1 egg, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of cocoa powder, a pinch of salt, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and grated zest of half a lemon. Pour in 125 g of sifted flour and knead the dough. Collect it in a ball, wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Roll out the dough on a floured board. Cut out the cookies in the shape of stars or flowers and place them on a baking sheet. Bake in an oven preheated to 200 ° C. Remove items from the baking sheet and refrigerate. Heat 100 g of dark chocolate in a water bath along with 2 tbsp. tablespoons of cream. Apply a thin layer of apricot marmalade to each cookie, and top with chocolate icing. Sprinkle colored sugar beads on the cookie to make the cookie even more festive. Let the frosting set and serve the tea treat.
These cookies will be a great gift. Pack it in a nice box and tie it with ribbon
Children love the fun ball-shaped cookies sprinkled with nuts. 0.5 cups of milk, mix with 9 tbsp. tablespoons of melted butter, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 0.5 teaspoon of soda. Add 1 cup flour and knead to a soft dough. Roll small balls out of it and roll them in chopped walnuts. Place the balls on a greased baking sheet and bake at 180 ° C until golden brown.
A tasty and healthy option is cookies with cottage cheese and oatmeal. Pour 2 cups of cereal with a glass of hot milk, stir and leave to swell. When the mass has cooled, add 1 tbsp to it. a spoonful of potato starch, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of flour, 1 egg, 5 tbsp. tablespoons of cocoa powder, 2 tbsp. sugar, 200 g of cottage cheese and 100 g of softened margarine. Mix everything well, add 1 teaspoon of baking soda. Beat the dough thoroughly and transfer to a greased baking sheet. Bake the crust in an oven preheated to 180 ° C. When it has a nice golden hue, remove the baking sheet. Cut the hot cake into small strips or diamonds and put on a dish, sprinkling with powdered sugar.
