Azores Old Fashioned Cookies (Bolachas Antigas

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Egg, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 tbsp Baking powder
  • 3 1/4 cups Flour, unbleached
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 1/2 1 tbsp cups Sugar

• Dairy

  • 14 tbsp 1 3/4 stick unsalted butter, unsalted

• Liquids

  • 1/4 cup Water

• Other

  • ½ tbsp ammonium bicarbonate

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Description

Ingredients

• 3¼ cups unbleached flour (all-purpose can work as well)
• ½ + 1 tbsp cups sugar
• ½ tbsp baking powder
• ½ tbsp ammonium bicarbonate
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1¾ stick unsalted butter (14 tbsp), at room temperature
• ¼ cup water, at room temperature
• 1 large egg, beaten (for brushing the tops of the cookies)
• 1 tbsp sugar for sparkling on the tops of the cookies

Directions

• Preheat oven to 375 ºF.
• Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large stand mixer bowl, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, ammonium bicarbonate and salt.
• Whisk the dry ingredients.
• Use a large spoon to create a cove in the middle.
• Crack the eggs into the middle.
• Add the butter and water.
• Using the paddle attachment and knead the dough for about 4 minutes.
• Lightly flour a flat table top and place the dough on top. Note: Do ½ the dough at-a-time.
• Lightly flour the top and roll the dough using a rolling pin to about 0.2 inches or ½ cm.
• Use a round pasty cutter or a glass to cut out the cookies. The diameter is about 2½ inches or 6.35 cm.
• Place the cut cookies on the baking sheets.
• Using a pastry brush, brush the beaten egg over the cookie tops.
• Sprinkle a little sugar over each cookie.
• Place a baking sheet in the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Note: If you bake both baking sheets at the same time, extend the cooking time by about 10 minutes.
• Remove the cookies from the oven and place them on a cooling rack until completely cooled.
• Enjoy!