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Delicious Lighter Egyptian Petit four (Butter Cookies)
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Egyptian
Prep Time
30
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
15
minutes
minutes
Total Time
45
minutes
minutes
Servings
52
petit four
Calories
46
kcal
Author
Maria
Equipment
Oven
Ingredients
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!