[Recipe + Video] Mantecaditos (Easy Butter Cookies)

Mantecaditos (butter cookies) are perfect to serve alongside the afternoon cafecito, these cookies are easy to prepare, even for the novice baker, and they are some of my favorite Dominican cookies.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Dominican

Keyword Dominican cookies, easy butter cookies

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings servings

Calories 707kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup brown sugar
1 egg (medium)
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1½ stick butter (salted) (¾ cup [185g]) chilled, plus extra for greasing the baking tray

Instructions

Mixing: In the food processor vase, combine vanilla, flour, sugar, egg, baking soda, salt, and butter.
Pulse until the mix forms rice-sized granules.
Chill the dough while the oven is preheated to 400 ºF [200 ºC].
Shaping: Form balls with the dough, about an inch in diameter.
Place down on a greased tray (or lined) and press down to flatten to about ¼ inch thickness (about half a centimeter).
Baking: Bake in preheated oven until lightly golden (about 15-20 minutes). Please keep an eye on them because they can go from light golden to burn really fast, and – as most ovens are not really precise – the cooking time is not exact.
Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature on a wire tray.
Serving and storing: Serve cooled with coffee or tea, or store in a tightly closed jar. for 24 hrs, or refrigerated for two days.

Video

Notes

The traditional mantecadito recipe calls for vanilla, but you can try other flavors too. I particularly like rum (non-alcoholic flavoring) or almond flavoring. Feel free to experiment.

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