Posted on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in
Cookie Recipes
Portuguese Linguas de Gato (Cookies)
Who remembers these Portuguese línguas de gato (cookies) from back home? I loved these as a child.
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| Preparation time | 10 min |
| Cooking Time | 15 min |
| Ready In | 25 min |
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 4 |
Ingredients
1/2 cup of unsalted butter, room temperature1/2 cup of sugar1 cup of all-purpose flour1/4 teaspoon of salt4 egg whites1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extractZest of 1 lemon
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Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 180°C or 350°F.
- Beat the butter with the mixer and while beating, add the sugar and beat for 2 to 3 minutes (until creamy).
- Sift the flour with the salt, and set aside.
- Beat the egg whites with the butter, add one egg at a time, beating until fully incorporated.
- Add the vanilla extract.
- Add the sifted flour little by little to the batter while stirring.
- Add the lemon zest and stir a little more (add a little milk if needed to get the right consistency to add to the pastry bag, becareful as you don't want it to be runny).
- Transfer it to a pastry bag.
- Shape the cat toungues in bite sized portions on a greased baking sheet.
- Bake in the oven for 12 to 15 minutes (until the edges are golden).
- Let the cat tongues cool on a wire rack so they are crispy.
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| Level of Difficulty | Very Easy |
| Servings | 10 |
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jenefa
Linguas de Gato
Portuguese Cat Tongues
like the zest
3 Years ago, Friday, April 29, 2022
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