Scrumptious Portuguese Línguas de Gato

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C or 350°F.
2. Beat the butter with the mixer and while beating, add the sugar and beat for 2 to 3 minutes (until creamy).
3. Sift the flour with the salt, and set aside.
4. Beat the egg whites with the butter, add one egg at a time, beating until fully incorporated.
5. Add the vanilla extract.
6. Add the sifted flour little by little to the batter while stirring.
7. 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).
8. Transfer it to a pastry bag.
9. Shape the cat toungues in bite sized portions on a greased baking sheet.
10. Bake in the oven for 12 to 15 minutes (until the edges are golden).
11. Let the cat tongues cool on a wire rack so they are crispy.

Recipe Credit: magnoliazul

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