Mantecaditos [Video+Recipe] Easy Butter Cookies

Mantecaditos [Video+Recipe] Easy Butter Cookies

Mantecaditos (butter cookies) are perfect to serve alongside the afternoon cafecito, these cookies are easy to prepare, even for the novice baker, and they are some of my favorite Dominican cookies.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Dominican

Keyword Dominican cookies, easy butter cookies

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings servings

Calories 707kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup brown sugar
1 egg (medium)
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1½ stick salted butter (¾ cup [185g]) chilled, plus extra for greasing the baking tray

Instructions

1. Mix

In the food processor vase, combine vanilla, flour, sugar, egg, baking soda, salt, and butter.
Pulse until the mix forms rice-sized granules.
Chill the dough while the oven is preheated to 400 ºF [200 ºC].

2. Shape

Form balls with the dough, about an inch in diameter.
Place down on a greased tray (or lined) and press down to flatten to about ¼ inch thickness (about half a centimeter).

3. Bake

Bake in preheated oven until lightly golden (about 15-20 minutes). Please keep an eye on them because they can go from light golden to burn really fast, and – as most ovens are not really precise – the cooking time is not exact.
Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature on a wire tray.

4. Serve

Serve cooled with coffee or tea, or store in a tightly closed jar. for 24 hrs, or refrigerated for two days.

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