Cookies : Cornflour Biscuits 玉米粉曲奇

Cookies : Cornflour Biscuits 玉米粉曲奇

 

Three types of differently shaped cookies.

They are actually made from the same dough

My childhood friend and neighbour, Sim gave me this recipe. Sim made this cookie differently. She used a cookie press to pipe out big floral patterns that looked like big beautiful blooms. I tried using a cookie press to imitate her big blooms but to no avail. Instead, I used different cookie cutters and came up with various different shapes.

Ingredients

 

400g cornflour ( equivalent to 1 tin of B & P cornflour )
250g butter (softened at room temperature)
250g castor sugar
2 large eggs, beaten 
125g plain flour
20g red cherries for decoration
2 tbsp cocoa powder ( optional )

Cornflour and butter

 Cherries for decoration

My collection of cookie cutters

Cut the cherries into tiny pieces.

In the centre is a cherry in its original size for comparison

Instructions

 

1.  Preheat oven at 200 degrees C
2.  In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients (except cherries) and knead into a soft dough. 
3.  Divide the dough into 2 portions.
4.  Add 2 tbsp of cocoa powder into one portion and knead until the cocoa powder is evenly blended to form a brown dough. 
5.  You now have a butter dough and a brown dough.

Making the Stars

1.  Take a portion of the butter dough and  roll out into rectangular shape about 4 mm thick.
2.  Use a star-shaped cookie cutter to make the stars. 
3.  Place a piece of cherry in the centre of the stars
4.  Place the cookies into a baking tray which has been brushed with butter or oil
5.  Place the baking tray into the preheated oven and bake the cookies at 200 degrees C for 15 to 20 minutes.

Making the Chocolate Floral Designs

1.  Take a portion of the brown dough and roll out into rectangular shape about 4 mm thick.
2.  Use a cookie cutter with floral design to make floral patterns
3.  Place a piece of cherry in the centre of the floral designs
4.  Place the cookies into a baking tray which has been brushed with butter or oil
5.  Place the baking tray into the preheated oven and bake the cookies at 200 degrees C for 15 to 20 minutes.

Making Marbled-Design Cookies

1.  Take a portion of butter dough and mix it with the brown dough for a marbled effect.
2.  Roll out the mixed dough into rectangular shape about 4 mm thick
3.  Use a cookie cutter of your choice
4.  Repeat steps 4 and 5 above.