Monday, March 28, 2011

Spotted Cow Cookies

It doesn't the first time that a cow moo here in Chocorango. Probably who follow us remember black cow of Alaska. Anyway, those cookies are really cute, funny and delicious!


bolachinha vaca malhada
Recipe slightly adapted from the blog Aancoo Journal


White dough
60g unsalted butter at room temperature
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder


Dark dough
60g unsalted butter at room temperature
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp milk
1/2 tsp baking powder


Directions


White Dough
1. Cream butter with sugar until is pale and fluffy. Fold in vanilla extract, cornstarch, flour and baking powder. Wrap in a plastic and chill until you prepare the dark dough.


Dark Dough
2. In the same bowl, cream butter and sugar until is pale and fluffy. Fold in vanilla, cornstarch, flour, cocoa, milk and baking powder.


To finish
3. Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Grease a cookie sheet.


4. Shape small balls with a portion of white and dark dough, be careful to not work it so much, making a one color cookie. Place on the cookie sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until the base is lightly brown. If you want soft cookies, remove from oven before its brown, if you want crispy cookies, let brown.


Serve: About 80 small cookies.


bolachinha de maisena


Some cookies:

10 comments:

  1. wonderful...i dont think i can make them as good as you..nice clicks too.

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  2. cookies look so pretty and tempting!

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  3. i made them yesterday and they came out very well.thanks for the wonderful recipe. cookies was so yummy...

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  4. Maris (In Good Taste)March 31, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    These are adorable!

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  5. Those are so cute! My kids would love them :)

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  6. these cookies look delicious and i think your'cow' is really funny..so cute!

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  7. They look great! What a neat idea!

    ciao
    Alessandra
    http://alessandrazecchini.blogspot.com/

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