Quick & Easy Shortcrust Cookies

Tender, crumbly, made from ordinary products! Fast and easy! Simple cookies in the oven in a hurry — an easy and quick recipe for delicious pastries made from shortcrust pastry. He always has regular ingredients in the kitchen. Depending on the thickness of the dough, it can be made thin and crispy or soft and crumbly.
cook time: 40 min
Ethan Rowley
Quick & Easy Shortcrust Cookies

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

412
Calories
20g
Fat
46g
Carbs
8g
Protein

Ingredients (10 portions)

Basic:

Salt (pinch) to taste
Sugar 50 g
Wheat flour 170 g
Butter 80 g
Eggs 1 pc
Baking powder 1 tsp
Vanilla sugar 1 tsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make simple cookies in the oven in a hurry? Measure out the required ingredients. Remove the butter from the refrigerator in advance so that it softens at room temperature. The amount of sugar can be added to taste. With the specified amount, the cookies turn out moderately sweet.

Step 2

Step 2
Mix flour with baking powder and sift. The flour will be enriched with oxygen, and the baked goods will rise well during baking.

Step 3

Step 3
At low mixer speed, beat softened butter with sugar, salt and vanilla sugar until creamy. 1 minute is enough.

Step 4

Step 4
Beat the egg into the resulting mass and mix again with a mixer until smooth.

Step 5

Step 5
Add the sifted flour with baking powder and mix.

Step 6

Step 6
Quickly knead into a soft dough. If time permits, you can wrap the dough in a bag and refrigerate for 15 minutes.

Step 7

Step 7
Roll out the dough into a layer about 1 cm thick. During the baking process, the cookies will rise and will be tender and crumbly. If you want to bake thin and crispy cookies, roll out the dough no more than 0.5 cm thick.

Step 8

Step 8
Cut out cookies using shaped cutters or just any round recess, such as a cup.

Step 9

Step 9
Place the cookie dough on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Step 10

Step 10
Bake cookies in an oven preheated to 180 C for 15-20 minutes until light golden brown. It is important not to overdry the cookies so that they do not turn out tough. For thinner cookies, reduce the baking time. The baking mode and time may differ from those indicated; be sure to take into account the operating characteristics of your oven.

Step 11

Step 11
Cool the finished cookies and serve. Bon appetit!

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