The first modern cookies appeared in Iran (Persia) in the VIII century BC, but then it was very different from what we know today. Since sugar appeared much later, the cookies were not sweet, most likely for this reason the confectionery did not receive recognition.
Only after the appearance of the first sugar in Persia, and then in the Eastern Mediterranean, did the product get a completely new taste, and gradually began to win the hearts of consumers.
In this article you will find the simplest recipes for shortbread cookies, learn how to cook a delicious dough at home. This treat will be the best addition to tea drinking with friends or in pleasant solitude.
10. Bagels with jam
Of all kinds bagelsthat you have tried before, we assure you - these are the most delicious - you, of course, will be convinced of this yourself if you invest a piece of your soul in the cooking process. They cook as fast as they are eaten.
Cut margarine into pieces, then melt them in a water bath. In a bowl, beat 2 eggs, combine with a glass of granulated sugar. Take a whisk and mix thoroughly, pouring margarine along the way. We also pour a bag of baking powder (it is sold in every store, so it’s easy to find it on the counter). Pour a bag of vanillin. Mix the mass thoroughly.
Gradually add 4 stacks. flour. As soon as the mass becomes thick - knead the dough. Wrapping the dough in cling film, leave it for 30 minutes in the refrigerator. We set the oven temperature to 170º.
We take a rolling pin and roll out the dough on a table sprinkled with flour. Cut the circle and cut the dough into identical fragments. Put jam on the edge of each of them (you can use apple, cherry, etc. - which one you like, the main thing is that it is not liquid).
Wrap the rolls and roll them on a baking sheet covered with baking paper. Wonderful cookies are baked for 18-20 minutes at a temperature of 175º. Sprinkle them abundantly with powdered sugar when we get it out of the oven.
9. Serpentine
These cookies are not only tasty, but also beautiful. Perfect for gatherings with family and friends.
Grind 150 g butter with 2 tsp vanilla and 150 g ordinary sugar. Add 2 eggs, mix. After adding 450 g of flour and 1 teaspoon of baking powder, knead the dough. Next, divide it into 2 parts - add 4 tbsp to one of them. tablespoons of cocoa.
We roll out 2 squares - one of them will be brown and the other light. We roll the dark on the foil, and then (with the foil up) we shift it from above to light. We remove the foil.
We form a roll, which we then put in the freezer for 10 minutes. Next, cut it into portioned round pieces and spread them on a baking sheet, oiled. Bake serpentine 20 minutes at a temperature of 180C, preheating the oven.
8. Minute
Although this cookie is called "A moment", Don’t hope - it will take more time to cook it, but it's worth it.
All ingredients that will be indicated here should be brought to room temperature in advance (this applies to butter and margarine). Remember - before you start cooking according to one of the recipes listed here, first soften the products, otherwise it will be difficult to work with them.
We mix 200 g of margarine with regular sugar - 150 g and vanilla - 1 teaspoon. Beat until fluffy. Gradually pour in the milk - 60 g., And after the sugar is dissolved, add the sifted flour - 350 g. Quickly and thoroughly mix everything.
Preheat the oven to 200º. Fill a pastry bag with a gear tube with dough and plant the items in the form of small daisies. A “minute” is baked for about 25 minutes, after which you can enjoy it!
Useful advice: when baking between cookies, you need to leave a place, because the dough may be blurry. In general, if this happens - it is better to add more flour.
7. Curabier
«Curabier"Is a cookie that you have definitely seen and tried. To prepare it, take jam - 2 tbsp. spoons.
Beat 180 g plum. butter in a mixer, adding 90 g of powdered sugar and protein from 2 eggs. Then add to the mixture 10 g of vanilla sugar, 1 teaspoon of baking powder and flour - 300 g.
Knead the dough (do it quickly, it does not need to knead for a long time). We collect the dough in a pastry bag with a nozzle "closed star", squeeze out cookies. We put parchment paper on a baking sheet, and put cookies on it. Put in the oven, preheated to 190º for 10 minutes. In the finished cookies in the middle, squeeze the jam (you can from the bag).
6. With nuts
Biscuits an unusual taste is obtained due to such an additive as peanuts. It can be served with tea or prepared on the occasion of a holiday.
First of all, beat 150 g of butter and 100 g of sugar. It should be a cream base. Then, adding 2 eggs, continue to beat. Gradually pour in flour - 100 g (you must first sift it) and sift the dough. It should be soft and supple.
Putting the dough in the fridge, let’s take care of the peanuts - you can chop it into smaller pieces. Next, roll out the dough and make circles out of it. We shift them onto a baking sheet, greasing each with a beaten egg. Alternate - sprinkle one cookie with peanuts, and the other with sesame seeds. We send to bake at 180º for 25-27 minutes.
5. On sour cream
This cookie is a real joy for a person of any age! It turns out very tasty and beautiful, and is prepared in two accounts. In advance, purchase figures for its preparation.
Grind thoroughly 200 g. sour cream, 100 g. Margarine, 3 eggs, a glass of sugar, 10 g. Vanilla sugar and water. Pour 4 stacks. flour and mix immediately.
We turn on the oven, grease the baking sheet with margarine, and roll the dough on the table. Cut cookies out of it with the help of figures. Bake for 20-25 minutes at 190º.
4. Chocolate
Fans of sweet treats will be delighted! Cookies, which include cocoa, are very tasty.
Mix thoroughly with a mixer 100 g butter and sugar - 50 g. Sift cocoa - 40 g over a bowl and flour - a glass. Beat the dough until smooth and knead it with your hands.
Preheat the oven to 180º. On a baking sheet, line the baking paper. We form small balls from the dough, and then put them on a baking sheet. Each ball is lightly pressed with a fork - thus, a pattern is formed on them. Bake for 20 minutes. Melted chocolate decorate each cookie.
Useful advice: to melt chocolate, you can heat it in a water bath. This technique will protect the glaze from burning. Throughout the melting time, mix the mass all the time, and when it becomes homogeneous, use immediately.
3. Sugar
Very delicious sugar cookies prepared in a variety of ways, but we decided to share with you a recipe that uses kvass.
Pour into a bowl 4 tbsp. tablespoons of sugar and 150 g chopped into plums. oils. Sift flour on top - 300 g. And baking powder - 0.5 tsp.
Using your hands, rub everything into crumbs, and then add 60 ml. kvass, knead the dough, which is then removed for an hour in the refrigerator. Next, we make some flagella out of it and turn them into rings. On the one hand, dip them in sugar and spread on a baking sheet. Bake for 10-15 minutes at a temperature of 180º.
2. French
Did you know that the perfect cookie can be prepared with just a couple of ingredients? Now you know! French shortbread cookies "Sable" it turns out friable and tender - just a find.
Stir the drain. oil - 115 g with a spoon to make it creamy. Next, sift 50 g of powdered sugar to it, add ¼ teaspoon of salt and mix. Add protein to the oil, and remove the yolk to the side. Mix. Sift 160 g flour into this mass, knead the dough.
We shift the dough onto the film, forming a roll. Wrapping in film, remove for 2 hours in the refrigerator. Next, when we get the dough - cut it into identical pieces, grease with protein and sprinkle with sugar. Lay out on a baking sheet. Sable is baked for 20 minutes at a temperature of 180º.
1. Apple cookies
Well, we don’t know how magnificent it will turn out, but we are sure of one thing - apple cookies will not leave anyone indifferent!
First, grind the eggs - 4 pcs. and sugar - 150 g. Add 10 g vanilla sugar. Pour 200 g of melted plums. oil and mix. Pour in flour - 500 g., Pre-sifted and baking powder - 10 g. 3 apples, grated on a grater, combine with dough, mix.
We put parchment on a baking sheet, and on it a dough formed by slides, leaving a gap between the cookies. Bake for 15 minutes at 200º. Sprinkle the finished cookies with apples with powdered sugar.