Old Fashioned Soetkoekies Food

TRADITIONAL SOETKOEKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Cream the butter with an electric mixer then the add icing sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add in the condensed milk and vanilla and mix until well combined. Add egg and beat till smooth.
• Sift the flour, corn flour and baking powder into mixture and stir until a soft dough is formed.
• Wrap the dough in cling wrap and leave in the fridge for at least 2 hours OR until the dough is chilled.
• Preheat the oven to 170°C.
• Roll out the dough to 5 mm thickness and cut the biscuits to the desired shape and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• Once cooled, dust with castor sugar and enjoy!

SOETKOEKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C.
• In a large bowl using electric beaters, beat the butter with sugar and eggs until light and fluffy - about 5 minutes.
• In another large bowl, sieve the flour, baking powder, spices and salt together.
• Add the butter mixture to the dry ingredients, and mix to form a soft dough.
• On a well-floured surface, roll out small batches of dough at a time, sprinkling more flour on top of the dough if necessary (the dough can be quite soft and sticky). The thickness should be about 5 mm.
• Press out circles with a cookie cutter, then arrange on a lined/greased baking tray, with at least 2 cm of space between each cookie.
• Bake for 8 - 10 minutes until pale and slightly golden (not too dark), remove from oven and cool on wire racks.
• Store in an airtight container - it keeps well for several weeks.

SOETKOEKIES ( SPICY WINE COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray or grease a cookie sheet.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, ground cloves, brown sugar, and almonds in a large bowl.
• Add the butter and cut into the flour mixture.
• Add the beaten eggs and red wine and mix dough together until it can be formed into a ball.
• Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place on cookie sheets about 2" apart.
• Brush each cookie gently with the egg white.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes - until golden brown. Remove to a rack to cool completely.

OLD FASHIONED COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two cookie sheets.
• Cream the sugar with the shortening and the butter or the margarine. Add the baking powder, eggs, milk and flour. Mix until combined.
• On a lightly floured surface roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thick and cut into desired shapes. Place cookies on the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until lightly browned.