Shortbread cookies with sour cream

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 45 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make shortbread? Prepare the necessary ingredients. The butter should be at room temperature, so take it out of the refrigerator in advance (I take it out in the evening so that in the morning it is completely defrosted, both outside and inside). You can use sour cream with a fat content of 20% or higher. The main thing is that it is thick enough, not like water. Use premium flour.

2. STEP 2

   

   Place soft butter at room temperature in a bowl and add sour cream. Beat everything together with a mixer.

3. STEP 3

   

   Add sugar and beat everything again.

4. STEP 4

   

   Sift the flour and gradually add it to the dough. You may need more or less flour. It depends on the quality of the flour itself and the moisture content of the sour cream.

5. STEP 5

   

   Knead into a soft, slightly sticky, elastic dough. If the dough is too runny, add a little more flour. I had to add 2 more tbsp. l. flour.

6. STEP 6

   

   Form the dough into a ball, wrap it in film or cover it with a plastic bag to prevent it from airing, and place it in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

7. STEP 7

   

   Place the chilled dough on a floured table and roll it out into a layer about 5-7 mm thick. Using a cookie cutter, cut out cookie dough pieces. But you can cut the dough with a regular or figured knife.

8. STEP 8

   

   Carefully place the pieces on a parchment-lined baking sheet. During baking, the cookies rise slightly and become taller, but do not spread to the sides and maintain a perfectly even shape.

9. STEP 9

   

   To decorate the top of the cookies we need 1 egg and 3-4 tbsp. l. Sahara.

10. STEP 10

    

    Beat the egg until smooth.

11. STEP 11

    

    Brush the surface of the cookies well with the beaten egg, being careful not to allow it to leak out of the dough, otherwise the egg will burn on the baking sheet. Sprinkle the pieces generously with sugar on top. Bake puff pastries in an oven preheated to 200°C for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.

12. STEP 12

    

    Cool the finished cookies and serve. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Aliya

02.11.2023

4.6

Thanks, I'll bake it. I like to bake these shortbread cookies with margarine for tea. Try it.

Corason

02.11.2023

5

I decided to make homemade cookies for my child; they are tastier than store-bought and more natural. I liked your recipe for “shortbread cookies with sour cream.” The dough is very easy to make from simple ingredients. Replaced butter with soft margarine. I also added a little more flour than indicated in the ingredients, maybe the sour cream was not thick enough, although I used 20%. It's really easier to work with sour cream dough if it's cold. I cut out small hearts, brushed them with egg and generously sprinkled them with granulated sugar. I baked the cookies for 15 minutes at 180 C. You are right, the cookies flew right off the baking sheet) they were very tender, crumbly and soft. Puff pastries are a wonderful dessert for tea for both children and adults!

ELENKA

02.11.2023

4.8

Looks nice! For this reason, I don’t mind sharing my recipe, here it is