The sweet pastries, especially the small, delicious, and beautiful cookies, will make a meaningful gift for your loved ones on the upcoming October 20th. With a simple recipe, let’s get in the kitchen and showcase your skills with 2 ways to make butterfly pea flower cookies!
1. Butterfly Pea Flower Cookies
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Preparation
45 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Butterfly Pea Flower Cookies For 2 people
All-purpose flour 170 gr Butterfly pea flower powder 3 gr Unsalted butter 100 gr (room temperature) White chocolate 150 gr Chicken egg 25 gr (about 1/2 egg) Sugar 60 gr Vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon
How to make Butterfly Pea Flower Cookies
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Beat the butter and eggs
First, put 100gr of butter at room temperature and 60gr of sugar into a bowl, then mix well until the mixture is smooth.
Next, beat 1 chicken egg, weigh out 25gr of the egg to add to the mixture, and continue to stir until well combined.
Finally, add 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the butter and egg mixture, and stir well once more.
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Sift 170gr of flour into the butter and egg bowl, mix well, and then use your hands to knead the dough until it forms a uniform mass that is neither too wet nor too crumbly.
Next, shape the dough into a long rectangular block, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate it for 30 minutes.
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Shaping and Baking
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes.
After 30 minutes of cooling, use a knife to cut the cake into many square pieces about 1/2 the thickness of a little finger.
Place the cookies on a tray lined with parchment paper and bake for 10 – 13 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
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Making the Chocolate Coating
To melt the white chocolate, place a bowl of chocolate over a pot of hot water and stir constantly until the chocolate melts. Then, sift 3 grams of butterfly pea flower powder into the bowl and mix well.
Finally, dip 1/2 of the cookie into the chocolate diagonally, and place it on a high rack to let the chocolate dry.
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Finished Product
Beautiful butterfly pea flower cookies with a blue butterfly pea flower color, crispy when eaten, with the characteristic richness of butter combined with sweet white chocolate, extremely delicious.
2. Almond Butterfly Pea Flower Cookies
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Almond Butterfly Pea Flower Cookies For 2 people
Cake flour 50 gr (Type 8 flour) Almond flour 30 gr Butterfly pea flower powder 5 gr Unsalted butter 50 gr (animal butter) Almonds 5 gr Walnuts 5 gr White chocolate 120 gr (chopped) Powdered sugar 15 gr Cake flour 8 l (Type )
What is cake flour?
- Cake flour (sweet cake flour) also known as type 8 flour, has a very low protein content compared to other types of flour, ranging from 7 – 8.5% protein, thus it contains very few gluten strands.
- The flour is pure white, moist, and lighter than other types of flour, therefore this type of flour is often used to make cakes with a thin, smooth texture and a lot of fluffiness such as sponge or chiffon.
Required tools
Oven, bowl, whisk, sieve, knife, food wrap, parchment paper,…
How to make butterfly pea flower almond cookies
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Whisk the butter
Put 50g of unsalted butter in a bowl and use a whisk to beat until the butter is fluffy and smooth.
Next, add 15g of powdered sugar to the butter and continue to whisk until the sugar is completely dissolved.
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Mixing the dough
Sift 50g of cake flour and 30g of almond flour into a bowl of butter, then use a flat whisk to mix well.
Next, finely chop 5g of almonds and 5g of walnuts. Then, pour this mixture of nuts into the bowl of flour and mix well.
Finally, wrap the mixed dough tightly with a layer of plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 hours.
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Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes.
Place the dough on a sheet of parchment paper and roll it out to a thickness of about 1/2 of a small finger.
Next, use a knife to cut the dough into bite-sized squares. Arrange the dough on a tray lined with parchment paper and bake the cookies for about 20 minutes at 170 degrees Celsius.
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Making the Chocolate Coating
Add 120g of finely chopped white chocolate into a bowl, place this bowl in a pot of hot water to melt it using a double boiler method, stirring until the chocolate is fully melted.
Next, add 5g of butterfly pea flower powder and stir again until the mixture is well combined.
Finally, dip each cookie fully into the chocolate bowl. Then, place the cookies on a rack to dry.
Tip: During the process, if the chocolate hardens, you can use a hairdryer to warm it up!
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Finished Product
Butterfly pea flower almond cookies have a soft melting chocolate coating, while the cookies inside are crispy, nutty, sweet with various nuts, and the rich buttery flavor is irresistibly delicious!
Where to buy butterfly pea flower powder?
- You can buy butterfly pea flower powder at baking ingredient stores, some large supermarkets, or purchase online from reputable e-commerce sites.
- When buying, remember to choose products with clear origin, packaging that is not open or torn, and carefully check the packaging and expiration date of the product to ensure safety for health!
It doesn’t take too much effort, but you can make delicious and beautiful cookies for your loved ones. Get in the kitchen to showcase your skills with these 2 how to make butterfly pea flower cookies for meaningful gifts on 20/10 for your loved ones!
