Cat Tongue Cookies (Langues de Chat)
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They're addictive! I set them next to me at the computer and before I knew it, I had eaten them all. I had to make another batch for Radu to try.
Ingredients
60g butter (80% fat; at room temperature)
60g powdered sugar (can be vanilla flavored)
1 egg white (at room temperature)
1 pinch of salt
60g flour
Makes: 40
Prep time: 20 minutes
How to prepare cat tongue cookies (langues de chat)
- Beat the butter and powdered sugar with a mixer for 2 minutes. Add the egg white and mix for another 1 minute.
* If you didn't use vanilla powdered sugar, add a little vanilla extract; instead of vanilla you can add orange/lemon zest or other flavor extracts - Add the flour sifted with salt and gently incorporate using a spatula (I gently mixed with my hand, it's more comfortable and I can feel the dough better). The idea is not to overmix the dough. You'll get a very sticky batter.
- Put the batter in a bag with a corner cut off (about 5mm) (or use a pastry bag with a plain 5mm tip).
- Pipe the batter into strips about 7cm long, applying more batter at the ends (see photo 4).
- Bake at 200°C for 5-6 minutes, until the cookies are golden around the edges. Transfer them to a plate (they will still be soft and pliable, but will harden after cooling) and let them cool.
Butter creamed with sugar and egg white
The batter
Piping onto the tray
Cat Tongue Cookies (Langues de Chat)
Cat Tongue Cookies (Langues de Chat)
