Flour cookies
12 servings
60 minutes
Flour cookies are the embodiment of simplicity and home comfort in Russian cuisine. Its roots go back to ancient times when housewives baked using available ingredients to create tender, crumbly treats. This cookie has a soft, airy texture thanks to butter and starch, while vanilla sugar adds a subtle aroma. It pairs wonderfully with tea or coffee, and powdered sugar makes it slightly sweeter, but it can also be enjoyed without it. Suitable for cozy family evenings or as a treat for festive tables. The simplicity of preparation makes this recipe accessible even for beginner cooks, and the result is always delightful — warm, fragrant cookies that melt in your mouth.
1
In a bowl, we add room temperature butter, powdered sugar, and vegetable oil.
- Butter: 250 g
- Powdered sugar: 0.5 glass
- Vegetable oil: 0.3 glass
2
We mix everything well with a mixer.
3
Add starch and mix with a mixer.
- Starch: 4 tablespoons
4
Add a cup of flour and mix with a mixer.
- Wheat flour: 3.5 glasss
5
Then we add another cup of flour, but mix it with a spoon, as the mixer can't handle it.
- Wheat flour: 3.5 glasss
6
Pour 1 cup of flour on the table and lay out the dough.
- Wheat flour: 3.5 glasss
7
Knead by hand until homogeneous.
8
We add the last half cup of flour and knead.
- Wheat flour: 3.5 glasss
9
Divide the dough into 3 parts. Roll each part into a sausage shape.
10
And cut into pieces with a knife.
11
Place pieces of dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment.
12
Bake at 150 degrees until golden brown (30 to 60 minutes, depending on the oven)
13
The cookies can be eaten like this if someone doesn't like powdered sugar.