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Valentine Vanilla Cookies | Basic Vanilla Cookie Dough

February 1, 2013 by Siri

February is such a lovely month for me..not only that Valentines Day is round the corner..but its our marriage month too πŸ™‚ I still remember those lovely Feb days 2 years ago..busy in shopping..chatting over phone with sleepless nights..but still feeling fresh in the mornings..altogether it was so tired..lovely and a happy month..We are going to celebrate two years of our happy togetherness this Feb 13th..:)Thanks a lot to my dear daddy aka hubby for encouraging and supporting me in all aspects including professional and personal front..Without him I would not have been able to concentrate on career..without him I would not have been able to balance my interests over career..blogging..photography..writing..and to say every interest of mine..I still remember those deadly tired and late working nights where he extended his helping hands not only in cooking some simple meals but also fed me with lots of love and patience..like a mother…!!

I somehow felt to bake something sweet to celebrate my happiness and since its a valentine month decided to make it LOVEly..and here you go..the sweet and simple valentine vanilla cookies..I totally enjoyed baking these..took a day off and had my own day recollecting all those sweet memories..Marriage is really a delicate flower vase..!!the more you handle with care the more its shininess:)


Lets dig  into the recipe for  vanilla cookies now..I will explain you the process for basic cookie dough in this post which will be a bse for so many different tasty cookies..You can use the same recipe..

Takes 1 hour, Makes 20-25 cookies

INGREDIENTS:

  1. All Purpose Flour – 1 Cup
  2. Powdered Sugar – 1/2 Cup
  3. Vanilla Essence – 2 tbsp
  4. Egg – 1
  5. Baking powder – 1 tbsp
  6. Butter – 90 gms

METHOD:

Line up all your ingredients.Take butter,vanilla and sugar into a mixing bowl.Using and electric beater beat till pale and fluffy which takes 5 to 8 minutes.If using hand it requires at least 15 minutes to mix it properly.Crack an egg into the mixture and start beating again on medium speed for 5 more minutes.

You can see the texture in the below picture.By now the mixture will become little bit runny.Add flour and baking powder to the butter and start mixing with a spatula or a spoon.Beat again for 5 more minute until the dough becomes smooth and fluffy.Then remove the beater and start kneading the dough with your hands.If you feel the dough becomes dry add few drops of milk and knead it to smooth dough.If its sticky add little flour and powdered sugar.

Refrigeration the dough for at least 10 minutes so that it becomes firm and handy while rolling.Sprinkle some flour on your clean kitchen platform.knead it once more and start rolling into a flat sheet like seen below.I would like to make my cookies a bit skinny so you roll the sheet into desired thickness.Using your fav cookie cutter start making the cookies.
So cute shapes isn’t it :)Line up a baking tray with silver foil or baking paper.Arrange the cookies with minimum gaps in between.They don’t expand much so you don’t need to leave much space in between.While you start rolling the dough preheat your oven to 150 degrees C(10 minutes).Bake them for at least 20 min by checking in between.Each oven behaves differently.My batch took a good amount of 30 min.Trick is to keep the temperature low and bake for more time as the color should remain whitish.

Now all baked into beautiful shapes.Allow them to cool on a wire rack.they turned out so crispy and melting in the mouth.Remember not to keep the temperature more than 150 degrees.

Super melting vanilla cookies are ready!!


NOTES :

  • Once you take out the dough from fridge knead the dough well to make it smooth.Kneading helps the cookies to give them an even and uniform surface.
  • Melt some cooking chocolate and mix while kneading the dough to make chocolate cookies.
  • Adjust milk if dough looks dry and add flour and powdered sugar if it turns out sticky.
  • I made the cookies with salted butter so didn’t add any salt.If using unsalted butter add a pinch of salt too.
  • However using of unsalted butter gives a better taste to the cookies.

Hope you have totally enjoyed reading this post.I wish you all a very lovely February month <3!!

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Filed Under: baked goodies, Cookies/Biscuits Tagged With: butter, Kids Special, Valentine Recipes, vanilla, Vanilla Cookies

About Siri

Siri is a full time IT professional interested in cooking,travelling and photography .She believes in eating freshly cooked meals that are simple and easy to prepare.She aims to present such simple recipes with detailed instructions for you! Thanks for visiting!

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Comments

  1. Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says

    February 1, 2013 at 4:30 PM

    wow superb SIRI… very yummy cookies…
    Show your styles to the world Begins!!!
    VIRUNTHU UNNA VAANGA

  2. Sanoli Ghosh says

    February 1, 2013 at 4:44 PM

    Perfect and crunchy vanilla cookies….yummy too.

  3. Meena Selvakumaran says

    February 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM

    Perfect treat for Valentine.nice cuties.

  4. divya says

    February 1, 2013 at 5:02 PM

    yummy and tempting !!! absolutely gorgeous pics !!

  5. Anitha Jayakumar says

    February 1, 2013 at 5:11 PM

    Perfect cookies.. and nice clicks.

    http://anithajay.blogspot.com/

  6. Ummu Azi says

    February 1, 2013 at 5:15 PM

    Yummy delicious perfect cookies…

  7. Sharanya palanisshami (sara's TASTY BUDS) says

    February 1, 2013 at 5:32 PM

    cute little hearts and lovely memories siri………

  8. Swasthi Blank says

    February 1, 2013 at 5:35 PM

    happy anniversary wishes in advance Siri! these cookies look so cute and perfect for the occasion.

    • Sireesha Puppala says

      February 1, 2013 at 7:52 PM

      Thanks swasthi dear:)

  9. Madhavi K says

    February 1, 2013 at 5:41 PM

    Loved reading the post… beautiful recipe and clicks…

  10. Priya says

    February 1, 2013 at 7:28 PM

    Advance anniversary wishes Sis, congrats.. Those cookies looks absolutely droolworthy and cute.

    • Sireesha Puppala says

      February 1, 2013 at 7:51 PM

      Thanks priyakka:)

  11. Sireesha Puppala says

    February 1, 2013 at 7:52 PM

    Thanks gals for ur cute comments πŸ™‚

  12. Niru says

    February 1, 2013 at 8:37 PM

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  13. Niru says

    February 1, 2013 at 8:38 PM

    Perfect for the season…well done and beautifully presented….they look beautiful…jus a quick request…all ingredients are in basic cup or tbsp measurement but butter in gms…would be great and easy if all are in basic measurement …we get butter in big blocks and its difficult to weigh in 90 gms and any less or more may ruin the recipe…feeling like to try right away….

    • Sireesha Puppala says

      February 1, 2013 at 10:28 PM

      Hello neeru 1/3 cup of butter would do a good job also use unsalted butter for a fresh taste

  14. preethi Prasad says

    February 1, 2013 at 9:44 PM

    Super..advance anniversary wishes

  15. Priya R says

    February 1, 2013 at 10:04 PM

    Beautifully done cookies Siree, I am coming home πŸ™‚ all set for Valentines i suppose… Advance Anniversary wishes, and we have something in common… My anniversary also falls in the same month πŸ˜‰

    • Sireesha Puppala says

      February 2, 2013 at 6:49 AM

      Wow is it…great priya πŸ™‚ wat s special sis love cake eh :;)

  16. Ramya Krishnamurthy says

    February 1, 2013 at 11:20 PM

    thappy anniversary sri.yummy cookies.

  17. Sangeetha Priya says

    February 1, 2013 at 11:36 PM

    Advance Anniversary wishes dear, cookies looks so perfect, planning to do before 14th…I loved ur step by step presentation too dear…

    • Sireesha Puppala says

      February 2, 2013 at 6:47 AM

      Thanks sangee do try it out:) they were so crisp

  18. kausers kitchen says

    February 2, 2013 at 1:27 AM

    Those cookies look super cute Siri….beautifully done.

  19. Sona S says

    February 2, 2013 at 2:17 AM

    lovely cookies.. advance anniversary wishes..

    Spill the Spices

    • Sireesha Puppala says

      February 2, 2013 at 6:48 AM

      Thanks son a πŸ™‚

  20. Babitha costa says

    February 2, 2013 at 2:32 AM

    Happy anniversary in advance,love that cute cookies

  21. Veena Theagarajan says

    February 2, 2013 at 2:36 AM

    beautiful cookies.. Advance anniversary wishes…
    http://great-secret-of-life.blogspot.com

  22. Love to Experiment says

    February 2, 2013 at 4:24 AM

    Love is in the air… Oops! I mean biscuits πŸ˜€ beautiful

  23. Saras says

    February 2, 2013 at 6:45 AM

    Great valentine treat. Looks so cute dear.

  24. Sireesha Puppala says

    February 2, 2013 at 6:50 AM

    Thanks gals for all your hearth wishes:)

  25. Asiya Omar says

    February 3, 2013 at 3:19 AM

    Wow! Nice.

  26. Arthy Suman says

    February 3, 2013 at 10:04 AM

    February is a month if love and its very special for those in love…i’m loving this cookies dear and Happy Anniversary!

  27. Rafeeda A. Raheem says

    February 3, 2013 at 12:11 PM

    beautiful cookies… first time here and love ur collection… glad to follow u…
    sweettoothraf.blogspot.com

  28. Hema says

    February 3, 2013 at 6:42 PM

    Delicious cookies, perfectly done..

  29. Joyti says

    February 4, 2013 at 12:13 AM

    Ah, those look delicious! The heart-shapes are so perfect.

  30. Faseela Noushad says

    February 4, 2013 at 11:17 AM

    This would be lovely treat for valentine

  31. Hamaree Rasoi says

    February 4, 2013 at 12:12 PM

    Great Valentine treat and best wishes for your Anniversary πŸ™‚ Lovely presentation

  32. Maha Gadde says

    February 4, 2013 at 12:17 PM

    very healthy n so tempting

  33. Julie says

    February 4, 2013 at 9:08 PM

    cute n healthy..yummy cookies,Siri:)
    Flavors Of Cuisines-“Mexican”

  34. Janani says

    February 4, 2013 at 9:29 PM

    Such a romantic story.I love the cookies sweety they look awesome.

  35. Saranya Balaji says

    February 4, 2013 at 9:31 PM

    perfect Valentine treat dear…Happy Anniversary in advance…ur clicks r so lovely

  36. Sireesha Puppala says

    February 4, 2013 at 10:19 PM

    thanks gals for ur warm wishes..:)

  37. An Open Book says

    February 5, 2013 at 11:40 AM

    plain cookies are any day a fav of mine..instead of icing and glazing them..cute lil hears πŸ™‚

  38. Nivedhanams Sowmya says

    February 6, 2013 at 5:42 AM

    That is super tempting!!! can munch these anytime!!!
    Sowmya
    Ongoing Event – Tried and Tasted – Raks Kitchen
    Ongoing Event – Know Your Dairy – Cheese
    Ongoing Event – Dish it out – Lentils & Garlic

  39. Sony P says

    February 12, 2014 at 10:18 PM

    Cookies looking crunchy and crispy !!

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