German Cookies

This is currently my favourite cookie - German Cookie! It used to be chocolate chewy cookie but this cookie has totally stolen my heart! It melts in your mouth, that feeling is so amazing. I was some what dancing in the kitchen when i had the first piece. No idea why it's called German cookie but i doubt it originated from German, hah. PRIS GOH, YOU NEED TO TRY THIS!! I twisted the recipe a little by adding in orange essence, orange zest and cinnamon powder and it tasted so much better~ Those in asterisks are the add on to the original recipe.

Melt-in-mouth German Cookies 德式酥饼(Recipe adapted from smallsmallbaker)

Ingredients (makes 60 pieces)

125g butter
40g icing sugar, sifted
125g potato starch
80g superfine/cake* flour (I use plain flour, tried out both 50g and 80g, both good)
1.5 tsp orange essence*
1-2 tbsp orange zest*(more or less up to personal preference)
2-3 dash of cinnamon powder*

Method

1. Beat butter, icing sugar and *orange essence till fluffy and lighter in colour.

2. Sift in potato starch, flour, *orange zest and cinnamon, mix to form a soft dough.

3. Roll into small balls (about 2cm in diameter), arrange on lined baking pan and press lightly with a fork (dip the fork in water after each press to prevent cookie dough from sticking to the fork).

4. Bake in preheated oven at 170 deg C for 15 mins, upper rack (need not bake till cookies turn brown).