Cats Tongues Cookies Recipes

LANGUES DE CHAT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together butter and 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg whites one at a time until batter is light and fluffy. Stir in the vanilla. Mix in the flour just until blended. Dough will be a little stiff.
• Using a cookie press or a pastry bag with a medium star tip, press dough onto prepared baking sheet into 3-inch lengths, like a ladyfinger.
• Bake cookies in preheated oven until straw-colored, about 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
• When cookies are cool, dip one end of each cookie in melted chocolate and place on wax paper until chocolate hardens. Store in a cool place.

LANGUES-DE-CHAT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Sift together flour and salt in a small bowl; set aside.
• Put butter into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Mix in sugar. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla. Fold in flour mixture.
• Transfer batter to a pastry bag fitted with a 3/8-inch plain round tip (such as Ateco #804). Pipe 2-inch lengths, about 3/4 inch wide (the ends should be slightly wider than the center), onto baking sheets lined with parchment, spacing about 1 inch apart. (Batter should be refrigerated if not being used immediately.)
• Bake until just golden around edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool on sheets 3 minutes. Transfer to wire racks; let cool completely. Cookies can be stored in airtight containers up to 3 days.

CATS' TONGUES (COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*.
• Lightly grease baking sheets.
• Cream butter and sugar together.
• Add egg whites, one at a time, mixing well after each.
• Add flour and then vanilla, mixing well.
• If dough seems to soft, add a bit more flour.
• Force through a pastry bag or cookie press fitted with a medium star tip onto baking sheets, making cookies about 3 inches long.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool on wire racks completely.
• If desired, make sandwich cookies by spreading with jam or melted chocolate, or be truly decadent by making jam filled sandwich cookies and then dipping in chocolate!

LINGUE DI GATTO: CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE COOKIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to about 350 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl, add the butter, vanilla powder, and icing sugar. Whip the mixture to a creamy and fluffy consistency. Slowly add the egg whites and the whole egg to the mixture and continue mixing until fully combined. Then slowly add the flour and mix well until fluffy and uniform in texture.
• Place the mixture into a piping bag and squeeze out approximately 2 1/2-inch/6 cm long strips (about 2 1/2-inch/6 cm apart) onto a greased baking sheet. Strips will flatten and expand in the oven into the shape of a 'cat's tongue'. Bake for approximately 6 minutes, or until golden.

LANGES DE CHAT (CAT TONGUE COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
• Cream butter cubes for about 1 minute in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and the color has turned pale yellow. Add sugar and vanilla extract; continue the creaming process until the mixture is smooth. Beat in the egg whites, 1 at a time, on low speed until batter is light and fluffy. Mix in flour until just combined--do not overmix!
• Transfer batter into a pastry bag with a medium plain tip and pipe dough in 2-inch "tongues" onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cat tongues turn golden brown on the edges, about 10 minutes.

CHOCOLATE DIPPED JAM FILLED CATS' TONGUES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*.
• Line cookie sheets with baking parchment.
• Cream butter on medium speed until light, about 2 minutes.
• Add sugar and blend together.
• Add vanilla (or zest), then egg and egg yolk;mix well.
• Sift flour over batter and incorporate.
• Batter will be thick.
• Spoon batter into pastry bag or decorator fitted with 1/2 inch round tip or medium star tip.
• Pipe 3 inch lengths of dough, about 2 inches apart, onto cookie sheets.
• Bake cookies in the center of the oven for 8 to 9 minutes, until golden brown around the edges.
• Let stand on cookie sheets 2 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• While cookies are cooling, prepare filling.
• In a saucepan, melt the jam with the lemon juice until it comes to a simmer.
• Brush the jam over flat side of half the cookies and top with remaining cookies, flat side touching the jam.
• Let cookies remain on racks in a cool place until jam has set.
• Dip one end of each cookie into melted chocolate and place on wax paper until chocolate hardens.
• If desired, sprinkle chocolate with chocolate or colored sprinkles (jimmies) before letting the chocolate set up.

CAT'S-TONGUE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Cream until light and fluffy: 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, softened, 1/3 cup sugar.
• Beat in one at a time, mixing well after each addition: 2 egg whites, at room temperature.
• Stir in: 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• And then mix in until just incorporated: 1/2 cup minus 1 tablespoon flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Scoop the batter into a pastry bag fitted with a small round tip. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or, even better, nonstick silicone sheets. Pipe 2-inch-long straight lines of batter 1 inch apart. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until golden brown, rotating the baking sheets halfway through for even baking. Gently remove the cookies while still warm by running a small off set spatula underneath each one. When cool, store in an airtight container.
• Instead of piping the batter, use a spoon or off set spatula to spread the batter very thin in the shape of cats' tongues-or other shapes.