Butter Cookies

 

Ingredients:

3/4 cup plain flour
2 tbsp cornflour or custard powder
1/2 cup icing sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
2 tbsp milk (optional)
1 tsp vanilla extract

Method:

 

Sieve the flour and the cornflour together into a bowl.
In another bowl mix in the butter and the sugar with a hand blender or a wire whisk or put in the stand mixer with the paddle attachment and blend until smooth and creamy.
Put in the flour mixture and vanilla extract and mix until smooth and there are no lumps. Add a little milk only id the dough is stiff.
Pre heat the oven to 180 degrees centigrade/ 350F
Put the entire mixture into a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle and pipe into stars (rosettes) on a lightly greased baking tin or a tin lined with baking parchment. Alternatively make small balls, flatten lightly with your palms and bake.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until the cookies turn golden brown at the edges.

Notes :

1.You can use 1/2 tsp cardamom powder instead of Vanilla