EASY PORTUGUESE COOKIES

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This crisp little sugar cookie is a family recipe from the island of St. Michael in the Azores.

Provided by J. Pacheco

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Portuguese

Time 25m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons butter
2 eggs
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, stir together the cornstarch and white sugar. Add the butter and cream well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Combine the flour and baking powder; stir into the sugar mixture until a dough forms. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness and cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 inch apart onto an unprepared cookie sheet.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until cookies are golden brown at the edges. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 101.1 calories, Carbohydrate 19 g, Cholesterol 19.3 mg, Fat 2 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 57 mg, Sugar 8.4 g