Old Fashioned Soetkoekies Recipes

TRADITIONAL SOETKOEKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Cream the butter with an electric mixer then the add icing sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add in the condensed milk and vanilla and mix until well combined. Add egg and beat till smooth.
• Sift the flour, corn flour and baking powder into mixture and stir until a soft dough is formed.
• Wrap the dough in cling wrap and leave in the fridge for at least 2 hours OR until the dough is chilled.
• Preheat the oven to 170°C.
• Roll out the dough to 5 mm thickness and cut the biscuits to the desired shape and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• Once cooled, dust with castor sugar and enjoy!

CLASSIC OLD FASHIONED

Steps:

• Pour the simple syrup, water, and bitters into a whiskey glass. Stir to combine, then place the ice cubes in the glass. Pour bourbon over the ice and garnish with the orange slice and maraschino cherry.

SOETKOEKIES ( SPICY WINE COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray or grease a cookie sheet.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, ground cloves, brown sugar, and almonds in a large bowl.
• Add the butter and cut into the flour mixture.
• Add the beaten eggs and red wine and mix dough together until it can be formed into a ball.
• Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place on cookie sheets about 2" apart.
• Brush each cookie gently with the egg white.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes - until golden brown. Remove to a rack to cool completely.