Mermaid butter biscuits are a delight, as well as easy to make. You can bake them at home and decorate them with meringue, royal glaze or fondant…, ideal for a mermaid party or just for those who like to eat something sweet made at home. Fantastic also for having a funny time with kids as they are ease to prepare and mermaids are so adorable…!!
So, just go straight to the kitchen and let’s start.
Ingredients
Here you have the ingredients for 20 mermaid butter biscuits:
– 325 grams of flour
– 150 grams of butter
– 150 grams of sugar
– 2 teaspoon vanilla essence
– 1 egg
How to make easy mermaids butter biscuits:
1.- First of all, put the butter at room temperature in a bowl next to the sugar and mix it all with a electric rod or a fork.
Tip: If you use sugar glass the dough will be even softer.
2.- When we have a homogeneous dough, add the egg and the two tablespoons of vanilla essence. We remix all the ingredients until a homogeneous mass has been left again.
Tip: You can also use lemon or orange zest, if you don’t like vanilla.
3.- Now put the flour and the pinch of salt. Even if it is a sweet preparation, the salt will enhance the flavor and leave some more fluffy mermaid cookies. Mix and integrate all ingredients with hand. We will have a rather solid ball of dough, although it will stick a little to the hands.
Tip: Add more flour if you think it is necessary to make the dough smooth and compact.
4.- Cover the dough and put it in the refrigerator. The good thing about this recipe is that you don’t need to knead anything. We leave it in the fridge for one hour. The idea is that the dough cools and compacts though, not too much or will cost much to give the cookie the mermaid shape.
Tip: Ideally, form a ball or several small ones
5.– After this time, you’ll be able to get the dough out of the fridge. To work, spread some flour on a flat surface and spread it out with the help of a roller, or a glass bottle if you do not have a roller, we stretch it on the same countertop. It should be left with a thick finger about.
Done this, we make the cookies with the mermaids molds we have chosen.
6.- When there is no more space in the dough to make more cookies, as simple as picking it all up and re-stretching it with the roller or glass bottle and start again.
7.- Finally, when all the mermaid cookies are made, we place them on baking paper, on top of the same baking plate, with a small separation between them because, although it will be very little, they will grow something. Put them in the oven previously heated to 180oC. Put them in a slit closer to the resistance above than the one below, on the oven. And watch them constantly because in 10 minutes or less they’ll be baked.
Tip: If your oven has the option, place heat up and down.
8.- When ready, remove the tray from the oven. You’ll notice that mermaid butter biscuits are a little soft, don’t worry because it’s normal. It is best to let them cool on a rack, you will see that as soon as they cold they become crispy. Keep an eye out of it, so always use a spatula to get the freshly made cookies out of the tray.
The best thing about the mermaid homemade butter cookies recipe is that you can surprise your friends and family with these adorable shapes. And if you like you can also decorate them.