Over the summer Kevin and Helen got married. It was a much smaller celebration than originally planned (because 2020) but how can you go wrong with a backyard wedding in mid-July?
So of course for her Christmas present I wanted to make Helen something Filipino again. I did an internet search like last year and tried to not focus on just recipes from blogs by people of Filipino heritage. Which is how I landed on a recipe for butter cookies on All Recipes (a user-submitted recipe site). Helen seemed to like them (and know what they were, which was my fear - just because it's Filipino doesn't mean she's familiar with it).
Puto Seco (Philippine Butter Cookies) (source)
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3.66 cups cornstarch (per a unit converter, this amounts to ~16.5 oz, so more than your typical container of cornstarch)
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease cookie sheets.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Stir in the cornstarch, cream of tartar and baking powder until well blended. Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and place them 1 inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until light brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
