OTHER BAKES - Cookies/Biscuits/Bars/Crackers/Scones
Crispy Butter Cookies
July 25, 2020
| Recipe by Bake with Paws
Scroll to the bottom of the page for "PRINT RECIPE" ⬇
As promised, this is the improved version of my low sugar Butter Cookies recipe to replace the old butter cookies recipe which I have removed from my blog.
For this recipe I used only the egg yolk instead of whole eggs. The cookies are buttery and light with a crumbly, crispy texture.
I have other various delicious Butter Cookies recipes example like Crunchy Sesame Butter Cookies, Pandan Butter Cookies and more that you may like to explore.
HOW TO GET LIGHT, CRUMBLY AND CRISPY COOKIES:
BUTTER
When the recipe asks for room temperature butter, it refers to soft and pliable butter, but not looks shinny or greasy. It is still cool to touch and easy to spread. During creaming stage of butter and sugar, it will create air pockets in the butter and will yield light cookies or bakes. If the butter is warm, it will not create air pockets and make your cookies harder.
The best way to get room temperature butter is to cut the butter (from refrigerator) into chunks. Leave it outside room temperature (my tropical climate here is around 28 - 30 C) for 15 minutes or until you can get an indent when you press with your finger.
Creaming Butter and Sugar process has to be done slowly at low medium speed and not more than medium speed or the butter will heat up.
FLOUR
Cake Flour has a lower protein content and make the cookies a bit softer. All purposed flour make the cookies more crispy as it content more protein.
OVEN TEMPERATURE AND BAKING TIME
Do note that the baking temperature and timing provided are what works for my oven and should also be regarded as a guide only. Every oven behaves a little differently, so please adjust accordingly for your oven.
If you have any questions regarding this recipe or any other post, please leave me a comment in the “LEAVE A COMMENT” link and I will reply you as soon as possible. Do tag me on Instagram @Bakewithpaws if you attempt on this recipe.
How To Make Crispy Butter Cookies
Yields: Approximately 80 cookies
INGREDIENTS:
250g butter (salted), room temperature
80g caster sugar ( I used organic brown sugar, blend in food processor to get the fine sugar)
2 egg yolks (from large eggs)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
300g all purpose flour or cake flour
1 tsp sea salt
2 1/4 tsp baking powder (I used Bob's Red Mill, Double Acting Baking Powder)
Utensils:
Baking trays
Piping bag
Open star nozzle #21
METHOD:
- Preheat oven to 180C (top and bottom heat). Line the baking tray with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Sift flour and baking powder into a bowl and stir in salt. Set aside.
- In a bowl of electric mixer, beat together butter and brown sugar until fluffy with the paddle attachment at medium speed. Add in egg yolk one at a time and beat till well combine.
- At low speed, gradually add in flour mixture and mix until form a smooth dough.
- Transfer the dough to a pipping bag fitted with an open star nozzle and pipe cookie dough into ring shape on the lined baking tray.
- Transfer to fridge and let it chill for about 20 - 30 minutes. This will help it hold its shape during baking.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 10 - 12 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Let cool on baking tray for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in airtight container.
Hi BwP. Your Butter cookies look amazing with the pattern still intact. U must have read my mind cos I was looking for a crispy melty type butter cookie like the copycat Hkong Jenny's cookies. Questions. Did u use plain flour or cake flour and also is there going to be a change in texture and shape when u use icing sugar as opposed to fine brown sugar. Will certainly try this out and update u. Thanks for another awesome post.
ReplyDeleteHi Chloe,
DeleteThank you for asking. I used plain flour. I used fine brown sugar. Sorry, I think there is an error. I will amend it. Please use caster. Some cookies changed shape is because of the butter and flour ratio. I experimented several times butter and plain flour ratio of 1 to 1, the cookies shape change after baking.
I hope it helps.
Good day ma,I love your cookies recipe ma what if I don't have butter but I have magarine what am to do ma can I also use another type of sugar if I don't have caster sugar ma,and ma i don't have any of the flour you used ma can I use the one I have and ma I don't have seasalt can I use the salt I have at home I need your reply today or tomorrow thanks ma.
DeleteHi, thanks for asking. You can try with the ingredients you have. I do not know what flour you have. It may not turn out like I shared. Cheers :)
DeleteHi there,
ReplyDeleteIs there any substitute for egg in keeping the texture taste and crispiness intact.
Looking forward for yor response.
Hema.
Hi, thank you for reading this post. I have not tried eggless cookies recipe yet. But, I think you can omit egg yolk and reduce some flour. Egg yolk is actually fat.
DeleteCheers :)
My dough seem abit hard to press out...
ReplyDeleteHi, thanks for trying. Did you press it immediately after mixing? I noticed that if I leave the dough too long at the counter, it is harder to press. Try to use bigger hole noozle.
DeleteCheers :)
Hi there! Thanks for sharing your recipe - I just made it and it tastes really good. Not too sweet, not too salty. I don’t know why but for some reason as I was piping the cookies out, I can see and hear butter separating from the cookie dough as melted butter - to a point where it sprays out from the piping bag! How do u stop this from happening? And the dough is indeed a little hard to press out - but in your video/ pictures it seems way smoother. Is it the length of time u beat batter for?
ReplyDeleteHi, thanks for trying this recipe and your feedback. I discover that must pipe the dough immediately and don't leave for too long. I tried double up the recipe one time. At the beginning it was easy but towards half way it was very difficult to pipe and my piping bag broken.
DeleteDon't fill up the piping bag to full too. One quarter at a time.
Cheers :)
May i know how do i store the remaining cookie dough while waiting for the 1st batch to bake, as i do not have enough trays to pipe all out at one go?
ReplyDeleteHi, thanks for reading and your question. You can try to put in the fridge with cover on. But, not too long as the dough may harden and difficult to pipe.
DeleteCheers :)
Hi pls may I know if it’s advisable to add coffee flavouring into the recipe? Any idea? 😅thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Joanne,
DeleteI never tried before. But,it sounds ok to add coffee flavouring. It is totally up to you ya.
Cheers :)
How do you make these cookies last long and not damp?
ReplyDeleteHi, Thanks for reading this recipe. Damp? I guess you have to bake enough until it become crispy outside like in the above pictures. Do also note that the baking temperature and timing provided are what works for my oven and should also be regarded as a guide only. Every oven behaves a little differently, so please adjust accordingly for your oven.
DeleteCheers :)
Hi, why do use salted butter and still add more salt? Wouldn't it make the cookie salted? Also, if my piping skills are non existent, can I just roll the cookie and cut circles or use a cookie cutter? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHi, Thanks for reading this recipe. I prefer more salty so I added more salt. It is up to you to adjust to your liking.
DeleteThis dough is a bit soft and you may need to put in the fridge to firm up first. I would say this recipe is not suitable for rolling and cookie cutter. However, no harm to try if you like.
Cheers :)
Baked the butter cookies. Loved it. Definitely with bake it again.
ReplyDeleteHi, thanks for trying and your kind feedback :)
DeleteHai, i love your recipe😍. Is it oke, if i add more lemon juice and lemon zest? If its oke, how many tsp i must add on it? Because i want to make "lemon butter cookies" with this recipe, thanka befoew and have a good dayb💛💛💛
ReplyDeleteHi, thanks for visiting Bake with Paws. You can add zest from 1 - 2 lemons. For lemon juice, I would recommend not to add too much as will make the cookies not crispy. You may want to try with 3 - 4 tsp first.
DeleteHappy baking and please let me know the outcome.
Thanks, again.
Cheers :)
Haii, have a good day 🥰🤗. Just wanna show you, the result from your recipe above, Butter lemon cookies🍋🍋 its soo buttery and crunchy simply yumm! Thankyou so much for sharing your amazing recipe to us💛.
DeleteThis is the link for the rebake https://www.instagram.com/p/CcfksNwpbzf/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
.
Salam from Indonesia🤗good luck🤗
Hi Gina, Thank you for trying this recipe and your kind feedback. Thanks for tagging me in Instagram too. Your cookies are beautiful. It is a clever idea to add lemon in the recipe.
DeleteCheers and happy baking :)
Hi, may I know what is the difference between large and normal NTUC eggs? Actually, what are large eggs?
ReplyDeleteHi, thanks for reading this recipe. It is usually labelled on the box. M size or L size. The eggs I used is around 62-65g
DeleteCheers :)
Hi, I would like to use this recipe to make cookies for the kids but I wanna press it out in dinosaur shape. Will this recipe be able to hold the shape? Thank you.
ReplyDeleteHi, thanks for visiting Bake with Paws. I am afraid the batter may be too soft for shaping.
DeleteYou may want to try this recipe for shaping:
https://www.bakewithpaws.com/2017/07/hello-kitty-cookies.html
The Hello Kitty cookies is not light and crumbly as this recipe.
Cheers :)
Thanks for posting this. Can you please let me know the weight of 2 large egg yolks? Thank you
ReplyDeleteHi, You are most welcome! Thank you for your interest in this recipe.
DeleteI didn't weight the egg yolks. Probably around 17g to 19g each yolk.
Cheers :)