Little Melt-in-mouth cookies

Melt-in-mouth German Cookies
Ingredients
(makes 60 pieces)

125g butter, soften at room temperature
40g icing sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
125g potato starch
80g cake flour                                                    

Method

1. In a mixing bowl, beat butter and icing sugar till light and fluffy. Add in vanilla extract (if using) and mix well.
2. Sift in potato starch and cake flour. With a spatula, mix to form a soft dough. Note: if the mixture appears too soft and wet to shape, leave the dough to chill in the fridge for about 10-15mins .
3. Roll dough 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).

 Tips

• If you want a fluffy taste, first put half of the sifted icing sugar into the mixing bowl and fold the mixture lightly and gradually sprinkle the rest of the sifted icing sugar into the folded mixture.
• For a thin cookie, after you have decided on the shape you want and cut it out, press down lightly to make it thinner.