Delicious Lighter Egyptian Petit four (Butter Cookies)
Petit fours/ Butter cookies are another popular feast staple in Egypt. They are melt in the mouth buttery kind of cookies. They are fun to make, with endless types of variations in shapes and toppings. You won’t be able to resist eating them.
I made some healthier swaps which increased the nutritional value and reduced the extra calories while maintaining the same amazing taste and texture of petit fours.
Delicious Lighter Egyptian Petit four (Butter Cookies)
Yield: 52 petit four
Calories: 46kcal
Equipment
- Oven
Materials
Dough
- 1/2 cup butter @ room temperature
- 3/4 cup Fructose sugar powdered
- 2 Eggs
- 2 cups Wholemeal flour
- 3 tbsp Cocoa powder
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- Vanilla Extract
Optional Toppings
- Dark chocolate melted
- Pistachios crushed
Instructions
- Prepare your ingredients.
- In a mixer bowl, add the softened butter and the powdered fructose sugar. Blend until creamy.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla extract until the mixture is pale yellow.
- On a low speed, slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until well combined.
- Now your dough is ready for shaping.
- Up to your preference , divide the dough and add the cocoa powder into one part.
- I tried two different shaping methods.Using a to press the cookies directly onto a baking sheet.
- Roll out dough using a rolling pin. Using your favorite cutters, cut shapes out of the dough.Transfer cookies onto a baking sheet.
- Transfer cookies onto a baking sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven until the sides turn golden brown.Serve and enjoy!
