Melting Moments - Piped Cookies
By: Happy Homebaker
Published: Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 7:43am

Ingredients




175 grams unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
40 grams icing sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
175 grams plain flour
40 grams cornflour (cornstarch)

Preparation

1 With an electric mixer, cream butter and icing sugar together until pale and fluffy. Add the vanilla extra and beat for a few seconds. 2 Sift the flour and cornflour together over the butter mixture and mix until smooth. 3 Spoon the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a large star-shaped piping nozzle. Pipe into the required shapes on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Space the shapes well apart. 4 Bake the cookies in preheated oven at 180degC for 12 minutes or until they are a pale golden colour. Leave for a few minutes on the baking tray to firm up slightly before transferring to wire rack to cook.