basic Cookie Recipe II

Ingredients

• 250g butter, softened
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg, at room temperature
• 2 1/2 cups plain flour
• 1/2 cup cornflour

Method

1. Using an electric hand mixer, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until pale and creamy. Add egg. Beat until well combined.
2. Sift flour and cornflour over butter mixture. Mix well. Divide in half. Press each half into a disc. Wrap each disc in baking paper. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
3. Preheat oven to 160°C. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Roll each disc out between 2 sheets of baking paper to 3mm-thick.
4. Using letter-shaped biscuit cutters, cut letters out of dough. Place onto trays. Roll leftover dough together and repeat. Refrigerate biscuits until firm. Bake for 15 minutes or until light golden. Stand on trays for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Notes

• Hint: Dip cookie cutters into flour in between cutting each biscuit to prevent dough from sticking.