Preparation of Milk Cookies

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• Pour the milk into a small pot, add the sugar and a pinch of salt, and bring to the heat on low flame. The mixture should warm up but not boil. Stir until the sugar has completely dissolved, then turn off the heat and let it cool.

  

• Place the softened butter in pieces in the stand mixer bowl and work it with the K beater until you get a cream.

  

• Then pour a little at a time the milk mixture and continue mixing with the beater.

  

• Add the egg and incorporate it perfectly.

  

• Finally, mix the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, and vanillin) and add them gradually with the beater running.

  

• When the powders have been completely incorporated, transfer the dough onto a lightly floured board and knead it for a few moments by hand. Shape it into a flat loaf, wrap it in plastic wrap, and transfer to the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

  

• While the dough is resting, crack an egg into a small bowl and beat it with a fork just enough to combine the yolk and white.

  

• Then add a tablespoon of cocoa, two teaspoons of milk, and a teaspoon of powdered sugar. Mix well until you get a cream.

  

• Return the dough loaf to the floured work surface and roll it out with a rolling pin to a thickness of about 3/16 inch.

  

• Now cut out circles with a fluted cutter with a diameter of 3 1/2 inches. Remove the leftover dough and set it aside as it will be kneaded again until it’s used up. If you don’t have this cutter and wish to purchase it, you can find it online by clicking HERE.

  

• Cut each circle in half and arrange the milk cookies in two lined baking trays as you go.

  

• At this point, brush each cookie with the cocoa mixture.

  

• Finally, with a small knife, draw lines as shown in the photo: start with a central line and make four more on each side.

  

• Bake the milk cookies in a preheated static oven at 356°F for 15/20 minutes.

  

• Take them out of the oven and allow them to cool completely before transferring them to a tin box. Enjoy! Paola

  

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