Cookies bakingwithnessa | August 31, 2021

Authentic French Buttery Cookies (Petits Beurre)

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Now that everyone is back to School, I thought I would share an Authentic French Afternoon Treat!

I have made many attempts to reproduce the copycat recipe from the Famous French Cookies “Les Petits Beurres” but none of them tasted as they should be. I am so happy I have found the right one from Lolo (@lolotambouille). Of course, you can find Lauren’s recipe right HERE!

Enjoy & Bon Appetit!

As always, you will find the Step-by-Step Video below the recipe.

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Authentic French Buttery Cookies (Petits Beurre)

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These incredible Authentic French Buttery Cookies known as "Petits Beurre" taste like the real thing! It's going to be hard to resist them 🙂

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Prep Time 30

Bake / Cook Time 12

Refrigerate 2

Total Time 2 42

Course Cookies

Cuisine French

Servings 20

Equipment

Rectangular Roul Pat®

Beechwood Rolling Pin

Ingredients

▢ 3 1/3 tbsp (50 g) Bottled Water
▢ 7 tbsp (100 g) Butter (1/2 Salted + 1/2 Unsalted)
▢ 1/2 cup (100 g) Sugar (Bakers Sugar)
▢ 2 tbsp (25 g) vanilla sugar
▢ 2 cups (250 g) Flour (Sifted)
▢ 3/4 tsp (3 g) baking powder

Instructions

Place the Water, Butter, Sugar and Vanilla Sugar in a small sauce pan and heat on medium. Let it boil and remove from heat once the butter has melted. Let the syrup cool down in a cold water bath, mixing time to time (About 20 minutes). Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, whisk the flour and baking powder together. Make a small well.
Pour the syrup and gently fold with your spatula until almost combined.
Scrape the dough out onto the Roul'Pat™ and fold it until the ball holds together. Cover with a plastic wrap and refrigerate for two hours.
Preheat oven at 350F/180C.
Place your Silpain® on the top of your Medium Perforated Baking Sheet. Set aside.
Roll out the cookie dough onto the Roul'Pat™. Then, using your cookie cutters, cut your cookies and place them on your Silpain®.
Bake for 12 minutes at 350F/180C, until golden brown around the edge, top must stay the same color. (Every oven heats differently, monitor your cookies from 10min).
Once your Aunthentic French Buttery Cookies are out of the oven, let them cool down completely directly on your Perforated Baking Sheet. Then, slide them onto a serving plate. Enjoy & Bon Appétit!
N.B. You can also store your cookies in an air tight container for a few days.