What are cookies? What ingredients are needed to make cookies?

Many people like to eat cookies in their daily life. They can sweeten their taste buds and make people feel happy. You may not know that the first cookies were made of several pieces of small egg cakes. According to research, they were invented by Iranians. In the 1980s, cookies were introduced to my country from Europe and the United States, and set off a craze in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and other places in the early 21st century, and then became increasingly popular.

Contents of this article

1. What are cookies?

2. What materials are needed for cookies?

3. What is the history of cookies?

What are cookies?

Cookies are actually cream biscuits, which were introduced from abroad. Because the southern part of China was opened earlier, and the Cantonese word "cookie" has the same pronunciation as "cookie", so they were called cookies.

In Europe and the United States, during festivals, in order to express their love and respect to their lovers and friends, girls will go to cookie workshops and bake delicious cookies for them under the guidance of their mentors. But in China, the situation has changed. People choose to order some cookies online and give them to their significant others in exquisite packaging.

What ingredients are needed for cookies?

Ingredients needed: 120 grams of butter, 200 grams of low-gluten flour, 1 egg, 30 grams of white sugar, 50 grams of powdered sugar.

Cookies method:

1. Prepare the ingredients. Soften the butter at room temperature in advance. Use a food processor to beat the granulated sugar into powdered sugar.

2. Add powdered sugar and salt to the butter, mix with a whisk until the color becomes lighter, drop in vanilla extract and mix well, add egg yolks and beat until smooth.

3. Sift in the low flour twice, press and mix evenly with a spatula.

4. Use a silicone or cloth piping bag, insert the piping nozzle, put in the batter, and squeeze out the cookies according to your preference.

5. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees and bake for about 20 minutes until the cookies are golden and dark in color. After cooling, seal and store.

What is the history of cookies?

Cookies, derived from the English word COOKIE, is a Cantonese transliteration introduced from Hong Kong. Cookies are interpreted as small and flat cookie-like biscuits in the United States and Canada, and the English word COOKIE comes from the German word koekje, which means "small cookie". This word is mainly used in British English to distinguish American cookies such as "chocolate cookies". The first cookie made was composed of several pieces of small cookie dough. According to research, it was invented by Iranians. In the 1980s, cookies were introduced to China from Europe and the United States, and set off a craze in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and other places in the early 21st century, and then continued to become popular.