Melting Moments
Just as the name suggested, Melting Moments can easily melt in your mouth! Sharing a similar texture and taste as shortbread cookies, these bite-size Melting Moments are delicious treats! They resemble the Mexican Wedding Cakes, except that the latter contain nuts.
I was excited to try out the cookie recipe that I found here. Some even said that they look identical to snowballs, a festive treat during Christmas.
The soft texture, buttery flavour, a hint of savoury taste, sweet icing topping, and the melt-in-your-mouth nature of these Melting Moments…are simply fabulous!
Ingredients:
(A)
1 + 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup corn starch
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup icing sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
(B)
1/2 cup icing sugar
Directions:
1. With an electric hand mixer, cream the butter and icing sugar from (A) on medium speed, for 1 to 2 minutes. Beat in the vanilla extract.
2. In another mixing bowl, mix together all-purpose flour, corn starch, and salt.
3. Add the flour mixture into butter mixture gradually. Beat until well incorporated.
4. Refrigerate the dough for at least an hour or until firm. Alternatively, freeze the dough for about 30 minutes.
5. Form the firm dough into small balls and lined them about an inch apart, on a lined baking sheet.
6. Bake at preheated oven at 350 F for 12-14 minutes, or until the edges of cookies turn light brown.
7. Cool cookies for about 5 minutes. Sprinkle sifted icing sugar from (B) on the top of cookies.
8. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container up to a few weeks.
* Yield: ~ 5 dozen cookies
September 21st, 2009 at 11:45 pm
5 dozens! I hope you’re sharing it around :).
That’s baking at home. Once you make something it can be so many. Sometime I put on weight a bit after eating homemade cookies. Have to run or go to the gym. Then the cycle begins again haha! Never ending punya.
September 22nd, 2009 at 9:42 am
Ai Shiang,
Good thing these are bite-size cookies. I shared them with my co-workers. They were gone in a day!
That’s always good to work the extra calories off. I find it easier to stay active on warmer days, taking part in different outdoor activities. Putting on weight is one of my problems during winter months when I’ve the tendency to eat more! Bad…
March 6th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
Well, I don’t know if that’s going to work for me, but definitely worked for you! :) Excellent post!
March 6th, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Topsoil,
I’m sure you can do just as well. Enjoy baking ;)