Super Crunchy Cheese Pillow Cookies
- 425 grams All-purpose Flour
- 15 grams Cornstarch
- 10 grams Milk Powder
- 300 grams Butter, Unsalted
- 5 Egg Yolks, Divided
- 150 grams Edam Cheese, Grated
- 150 grams Cheddar Cheese, For Topping
- 1. Preheat the oven to 160u0b0C (320u0b0F).
- 2. In a small bowl, sift in flour, cornstarch, and milk powder. Set aside.
- 3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter until pale in color. Add 3 egg yolks, one at a time, and mix well until pale in color.
- 4. Using a spatula, mix flour mixture into the butter mixture, little by little, in 3 additions. Mix well until all the ingredients are incorporated.
- 5. Add in the grated Edam cheese, mix well.
- 6. Using your hands, form dough into a ball shape. Roll it in between 2 sheets of parchment paper, no thinner than 0.5 cm. Don't roll the dough too thin because it will break easily.
- 7. Cut in desired shape (you can just use knife to make a rectangular shape).
- 8. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place cookies on sheet, leaving at least 0.5 cm space in between.
- 9. Beat remaining egg yolks and brush all the cookies with with the egg yolk wash. Top with cheddar cheese.
- 10. Bake at 160u0b0C (320u0b0F) for about 30 minutes until gold in color. Make sure you keep an eye on them so they don't over-bake.
flour, cornstarch, milk, butter, egg yolks, edam cheese, cheddar cheese
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/super-crunchy-cheese-pillow-cookies/ (may not work)