Homemade Cream Biscuits: Two Recipes
To prepare traditional cream biscuits it is not necessary to complicate your life with overly elaborate recipes. On the contrary, simplicity is the watchword of this recipe. Do you want to learn how to prepare these delicious rustic biscuits? We explain how to do it step by step.
Cream biscuits, an ideal dessert
We offer two versions of cream biscuits, but there are many possible variations. What makes them exceptional is the basic recipe. What does it mean? That starting from the base you can add the ingredients you prefer and try different combinations. You can add, for example, white or dark chocolate, cocoa powder, almonds, grated coconut, etc.
Another feature that will make you love this recipe is that you can dose the amount of sugar at will. If you have decided to reduce the consumption of sugars or, on the contrary, you want to indulge in a break from your diet, make the appropriate changes.
Who can eat them?
Remember that carbohydrates, cholesterol and sugars are not negative in an absolute sense. In fact, our body also uses these substances to build muscle tissue or keep cells functioning. This applies to everything we eat every day, be it vegetables, fruit, grains or other foods.
Of course, this recipe is not suitable for celiac people as it contains gluten-containing flour. The same goes for those who are lactose intolerant, having cream as an ingredient. Having said that, we just have to move on to the preparation.
We prepare cream biscuits at home
1. Traditional recipe
If you are a lover of homemade cookies and want to be sure where the ingredients come from, this is a good recipe. Contains the right amount of sugar for flavor and allows for many variations.
In the second recipe, we suggest a small variant of the basic biscuits, which involves the addition of chocolate chips and hazelnuts. In this way you will be able to convert even the little ones to homemade sweets instead of the usual snacks.
Ingredients
- 2 cups of flour 00 (250 g)
- 1 cup of cooking cream (250 ml)
- White chocolate (120 g)
- Dark chocolate (120 g)
- ½ cup of brown sugar (100 g)
- 1 pinch of salt
- 2 mint leaves to decorate
Preparation
- To start, mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl: the flour, sugar and a pinch of salt.
- Then add the cream little by little until the mixture is free from lumps.
- Wrap the dough in cling film and leave it in the refrigerator for half an hour.
- After this time, dust the work surface with flour. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin.
- Finally, obtain the shapes with the help of a cookie cutter.
- Arrange them on a non-stick pan and cook in a preheated oven at 200 ° for 20 minutes.
- To finish, melt the two chocolates separately in a bain-marie. With the help of a pastry bag or a food bag, use them to decorate the biscuits once cooked; if you like, you can also accompany them with some mint leaves.
2. Cream and chocolate chip cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups of flour 00 (250 g)
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup of cooking cream (250 ml)
- ½ cup of brown sugar (100 g)
- 2 tablespoons of butter (40 g)
- 1 pinch of salt
- 2 cups of chocolate chips (240 g)
- 1 cup of chopped hazelnuts (150 g)
Preparation
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cream, eggs and butter.
- Start kneading with your hands first to get a better consistency and then continue with a spoon or a mixer.
- When you have obtained a homogeneous and lump-free mixture, add the pinch of salt, the chocolate chips and the chopped hazelnuts.
- Roll out the dough on the work surface, with the help of a rolling pin, then cut the biscuits into the shapes you prefer. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 190 degrees.
- Bake the biscuits in the oven for 20 minutes, checking from time to time.
- Let them cool down a bit before eating them.
