There are so many butter cookie recipes out there! Its hard to pick a favorite. However, I’ve seen that my people particularly give these melting moments cookies special attention. They are so addictive that every time i make these, everyone snacks without stopping until they are all gone.
Melting Moments cookies are aptly named for their buttery and crumbly texture. They literally melt in your mouth as soon as you take a bite.
You get this melt in your mouth texture mainly because of the corn starch you use. That is the magical ingredient. The powdered sugar used instead of the granulated sugar also contributes to the tenderness.
They’re very easy to make as the recipe consists of just a few ingredients most of which you will probably have in your pantry. The only 2 things that you must keep in mind are to use room temperature butter, and to chill the dough to let it firm up and to prevent the cookies from spreading while baking.
You can serve these easy-to-bake eggless sweet treat at tea parties. These make perfect edible holiday gifts too. It looks extra gorgeous with the powdered sugar coating.
Recipe courtesy: Nashira of nashplateful
Makes 50
250g (8 ounces) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup (80g) icing sugar (confectioners), sifted
1 ½ cup (225g) plain flour (all-purpose), sifted
½ cup (75g) corn flour (cornstarch), sifted
- Preheat oven to 160oC/325oF. Line baking sheet or flat oven tray with parchment paper.
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Beat butter, vanilla and sifted icing sugar in a small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Transfer mixture to large bowl, and stir in sifted flours using a wooden spoon. Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
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With floured hands, roll rounded teaspoonfuls of mixture into balls. Place balls about 2.5cm apart on trays to allow room for spreading, and then flatten slightly with the back of a lightly floured fork. I used star nozzle to pipe rosette shaped cookies too.
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Bake cookies about 15 minutes or until just cooked through and light golden. Stand 5 minutes in tray before lifting onto wire racks to cool. Dust with extra sifted icing sugar before serving, if you like.
Notes:
✔️ Unfilled biscuits will keep in an airtight container, between sheets of waxed or parchment paper, for up to a week. Use metal tins to keep the biscuits firmer.
✔️This basic recipe is highly adaptable. Try using custard powder instead of corn flour for a delicious twist.
✔️ Use ½ teaspoon cardamom powder instead of vanilla extract, if you like.
✔️ You can emboss the cookies with lovely motifs using a cookie die, medallion, coin, or just leave them plain.
✔️ You can even make filled biscuits. Here is a recipe of buttercream filling:
90g (3 ounces) butter, room temperature
¾ cup (120g) icing sugar (confectioners’), sifted
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Beat butter, sifted icing sugar and rind in small bowl with electric mixer until pale and fluffy; beat in juice. Sandwich cookies with butter cream.
Melting Moments
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS
- Recipe courtesy: Nashira of nashplateful
- Makes 50
- 250 g 8 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup 80g icing sugar (confectioners), sifted
- 1 ½ cup 225g plain flour (all-purpose), sifted
- ½ cup 75g corn flour (cornstarch), sifted
Instructions
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 160oC/325oF. Line baking sheet or flat oven tray with parchment paper.
- Beat butter, vanilla and sifted icing sugar in a small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Transfer mixture to large bowl, and stir in sifted flours using a wooden spoon. Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- With floured hands, roll rounded teaspoonfuls of mixture into balls. Place balls about 2.5cm apart on trays to allow room for spreading, and then flatten slightly with the back of a lightly floured fork. I used star nozzle to pipe rosette shaped cookies too.
- Bake cookies about 15 minutes or until just cooked through and light golden. Stand 5 minutes in tray before lifting onto wire racks to cool. Dust with extra sifted icing sugar before serving, if you like.
Notes
✔️This basic recipe is highly adaptable. Try using custard powder instead of corn flour for a delicious twist.
✔️ Use ½ teaspoon cardamom powder instead of vanilla extract, if you like.
✔️ You can emboss the cookies with lovely motifs using a cookie die, medallion, coin, or just leave them plain. ✔️ You can even make filled biscuits. Here is a recipe of buttercream filling:
90g (3 ounces) butter, room temperature
¾ cup (120g) icing sugar (confectioners’), sifted
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Beat butter, sifted icing sugar and rind in small bowl with electric mixer until pale and fluffy; beat in juice. Sandwich cookies with butter cream.
Lets go to angies Fiesta Friday with these cookies.
So beautiful, love butter biscuits myself, and these melt-in-your-mouth beauties are just the ticket. I’ll have to try them when the holidays are over 🙂
Thank you Loretta. Do do try them. Im sure you will love it if you are a butter cookie fan. 🙂
I LOVE these Sadia. They look so soft and full of rich, buttery flavor. Great job 🙂
Thank you Jess. It really is exactly that. 🙂
Absolutely love these cookies, Sadia! Beautiful and delicious, what can be better? 🙂
Exactly! Thank you Mila! 🙂
Nothing’s better than butter cookies and a cup of tea. These look beautiful. 🙂
Thank you Jhuls!
Sometimes simple is best. These are perfect for tea time or anytime. Wonderful, Sadia!
Yeah i love such simple easy recipes. 🙂
These are just beautiful Sadia. I am drooling just thinking about them melting in my mouth! Your photos are gorgeous too!
Thanks a lot Julie! 🙂
Love butter cookies and these look so yummy!!
Thank you! 🙂
Love these Sadia! Need some melting in my mouth this moment 😀
Thank you! This is such a simple recipe that you can make it in a jiffy whenever you want. 🙂
“Butter cookies” just tells you they are delicious. Simple is often the best kind of cookie 🙂
Very very true. 🙂
Looking good!!!
Thank you syed! 🙂
They look so elegant! Great photos:)
Thank you!:)
Those are really nice Sadia, love cookies so tender they melt in the mouth and simple butter cookies are so delicious, they look wonderful.
Thanks a lot suzanne! 🙂
Yum!! Would be perfect for afternoon tea! 🙂
Oh yes it really would be. 🙂
They look so perfect xx
Sadia,
Mouth watering and beautiful pictures of melting moments! It brought back warm memories of my mom for me. She used to make Melting moments and I had forgotten about these treats after I lost her years ago.
Sorry to hear about your mom. But in the mean time I’m happy to know that this post made you remember someone you love. <3
They look absolutely stunning! I love the design on the top – perfectly understated! Have a good week!
Thanks a lot ginger! Btw i love your name. 🙂
I am sitting here torn between making your delicious looking cookies and my resolution to eat healthier! Recipe saved for sure, and the butter is on the table just in case I change my mind! 🙂
Hahaha! Its okay to do a little bit of cheat once in a while. 😉 😀
Your cookies look amazing!
Thank you! 🙂
I have never tried making these, but your pictures are very persuasive!
Thank you. Pls do try and make these cookies, I’m sure you will love it. 🙂
Mmmm, Sadia, your melting moments look divine and really easy to make! Very inspiring for someone who hardily ever bakes, but loves cookies (me!). Thanks for this wonderful recipe! 😀
Hehe! Yeah this sure is a very verrry easy recipe. Hope you will make this. 🙂
ooh i love the look of these and all teh various ideas you have put with them, am definitely saving this one to do, thank you xxx Oooh custard in them, wow that sounds amazing xx
Thanks a lot dear! 🙂
a pleasure and Happy new Year xxx
Wow, these look amazing!!
Thank you! 🙂
Winter and Christmas period are not the same without cookies… love the name you gave to your recipe and your photos, very professional! Have a great 2015!
Awww thanks a lot for the sweet comment dear! 🙂
omg I made these they are amazing and wow melt in the mouth, you are right. I made them with a lemon buttercream filling as you suggested. i have a question though, when you bake them there was no mention of baking/parchment paper, I zoomed in on your photo and it looked like you had greased the baking tray, so this is what I did, was this right? i did have a few casualities which can go with ice cream, thank you so much for the recipe, I will be featuring this for my Eclectic Tea Time event this Tuesday coming, I would love it if you could join me with a tea time recipe also that day…grins…if you’ve time 🙂 xxxx
Ooh thats soo sweet. Sooo happy to know that you made these cookies and even happier to know dat you will b featuring them in your event. I would absolutely love to join you too. I will be there with a tea time dish, God willing! 🙂 😀
yay great, wohooo thats fabulous xx
N yeah i did grease the aluminium foil with butter. But i guess that is not needed, i just wanted to be on the safe side so that the cookies wont stick to the bottom. But coz of the butter in them it wudnt stick anyways.
oh did you put foil on the tray too then grease it? I didn’t do that i greased straight on to the tray, one of my trays isnt so good i discovered the metal must have come off and in that part all the cookies broke, was crestfallen still i have them and will put with icecream heh x
Oooh im sorry i forgot to mention about the foil. Ill update the recipe.
hah it’s ok, it’s good to know for novices like me hehe…grins x
Hey there! Tomorrow is the tea time event, isn’t it? How do i participate? I should post in my blog and give link to yours?
yes..its open for a week and a half so a bit of time to sort a post out. I will be posting it 5am UK time, so you can link in from this time, there is a badge at the bottom of my post, cant wait to see what you have brought and if you have any problems, jst give me a shout. There is a page on it on my blog if you want to re-cap on how to join in 🙂 Look forward to seeing you tomorrow yay hoorah!
Ooh kk. So i dont have to post today itself yeah? Can post anytime in this week, am i right?
Yes of course no rush 🙂 xxx
K great. Will post on friday then. 🙂
yay great 😀
These would be so nice to have alongside a cup of steaming chai <3
Yep i agree with you. This would go well with a cup of chai. 🙂
These are one of my favorite cookies, the name says it all, thanks for sharing:)
You are welcome lily! 🙂
Hi, will powdered sugar suffice??
yes, that will work well.