German Cookies-Dog Shaped

Dog Shaped Cookies-The year Of The Dog-2018

Cutie Cutie doggies

This recipe was from Baking Tai Tai. http://www.bakingtaitai.com/2014/06/german-butter-cookies.html 

I double the recipe and shaped in the form of dogs since it's the year of the dog.I saw pictures of this cute lovely doggies posted on facebook and also seen the cookies being sold by some cookies seller.At first,I weren't thinking of making because it's going to be a tedious job.That was until I went to buy some baking needs that the cashier recommended me.She thought that I was going to make some dog cookies when she saw my koko crunch

and chocolate chips on the counter.My daughter had wanted to buy the koko crunch home to eat.The cashier kept telling me that the koko crunch was way too big for making the dog's ears.Feeling blur,she show me a card with dogs pictures and recipe on it.Finally,I understood what she meant.Though I have seen people posted on facebook,I weren't too keen in knowing what they uses to make the nose,eyes and ears.This cashier made me feel interested.Why not since I have the koko crunch and chocolate chips,I can just add in two more things,that is the love for the tongue and chocolate rice for the eyes.You can do without the tongue.It's optional.On the cashier's advised,I changed the koko crunch into smaller one.My daughter won't be eating that much.The rest would be for me to make dogs 

cookies.Feeling excited I went home to bake.

At first I made this types, then  I changed to bigger ears because I see it more cutier and lovelier.

This is also my first time baking with potato starch.

This german cookies are very soft.

Ingredients:

250g unsalted butter(I prefer salted,so I used)

80g icing sugar

2 tbsps vanilla

250g potato starch

160g plain flour/all purpose flour

Methods:

1. In a mixing bowl,use electric mixer to beat butter and icing sugar till creamy.Add in vanilla

and continue beating till well combined.

2.Add in sifted potato starch and plain flour with a spatula to form a soft dough.

3.Make small balls and tiny balls for the nose attachments.Then attach the koko crunch as 

ears,the chocolate chips as nose,the love as the tongue,and chocolate chips as the eyes.

4.After all done,bake in oven 150°C,fan forced with top and bottom heat.Bake for 15-20 minutes,but your oven temperature may varies.(know your own oven).

5.Let the cookies to cool on the baking tray first to prevent breakage before transferring to wire rack to further cool.