🍪 5-Minute Prep “Melt-in-Your-Mouth” Cookies

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🍪 5-Minute Prep “Melt-in-Your-Mouth” Cookies

These cookies are incredibly quick to whip up and use pantry staples. The secret to the texture is the combination of oil and starch.

Ingredients

  • 250 g soft margarine or butter (room temperature)

  • 1 cup (90 g) powdered sugar

  • 1 egg

  • 110 ml sunflower oil

  • 1 cup cornstarch or wheatstarch (approx. 100 g)

  • 1 packet (10 g) baking powder

  • 1 packet (5 g) vanilla sugar (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)

  • 4 to 4.5 cups all-purpose flour (added gradually)

Instructions

  1. Cream the Base: In a large bowl, combine the soft butter, powdered sugar, egg, and sunflower oil. Mix with a spatula or your hands until smooth and creamy.

  2. Add Dry Ingredients: Fold in the starch, baking powder, and vanilla.

  3. Incorporate Flour: Begin adding the flour one cup at a time. Knead gently until you have a soft, non-sticky dough that feels like playdough. Note: Don’t over-knead, or the cookies will be tough.

  4. Shape: Take walnut-sized pieces of dough and roll them into balls. You can press them slightly with a fork to create a pattern or leave them smooth.

  5. Bake: Place on a tray lined with parchment paper. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for about 15–20 minutes.

    Tip: These cookies should stay pale/white on top; do not let them brown significantly!

  6. Finish: Let them cool completely on the tray (they are very fragile when hot). Once cool, dust generously with extra powdered sugar.

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