Palets Bretons French Butter Cookies

Palets Bretons are French butter biscuits. You can make them crispy or a little cakey. They are easy to make and require six simple ingredients, no mess, and no hassle. These butter cookies are perfect with ice cream or your coffee. Why not make some today?

Palets Bretons are perfect as an afternoon snack. You may not find them in the pastry shops, but they are very popular in Britteny, which is also known for the quality of its butter.

❤️ WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS RECIPE

Only six ingredients – Available in almost every kitchen, nothing fancy, yet the outcome is delicious.

Easy to make – You have to follow simple steps to make these cookies; no hand or stand mixer is required.

No mess – Everything is prepared in a bowl; even shaping the cookies is a breeze.

Tastes amazing – These cookies are great plain, but you can serve them with ice cream, whipped cream, and your favorite sauces.

🥘 INGREDIENTS

Flour – I have used all-purpose flour, but for softer crumbs, you can use cake flour.

Butter – In some recipes, they use salted butter and add a little salt to the cookie dough. I went for salted butter but didn’t add salt to this recipe.

Egg yolk – The egg gives a beautiful color to the butter cookies and helps the dough come together better.

Sugar – Fine white or confectioner’s sugar works great in this recipe. Do not go for brown sugar.

🔪INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1

Whisk the flour with baking soda.

Step 2

In a mixing bowl, beat or whisk the butter and sugar. When combined, add the vanilla and yolk and mix.

Step 3

Mix the dry with the wet ingredients until. Make a cylinder 1 ½ inch in diameter from the dough. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour.

Step 4

Preheat oven to 350F/180C for 30 minutes. Cut the cookies into eight equal-sized slices. Place a cupcake liner in a cupcake pan. Place the slices in the liners. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.

👩🏽‍🍳PRO TIPS

• Do not use soft or half-melted butter. The texture of the cookie won’t be the same.
• Overmixing the dough after adding the flour will make the cookies tough.
• Preheat the oven for 30 minutes before baking.
• Depending on your oven, the cookies might cook before 20 minutes, so keep an eye on them. When the cookies turn golden, they are ready.

📋VARIATIONS

Palets Bretons are delicious plain, but in case you want to add your touch to it, then here are some suggestions.

Add nuts – Toasted nuts like walnuts and pecans or pistachios will taste great in the cookie dough.

Orange and lemon – Instead of vanilla extract, add lemon or orange zest to the dough to add a refreshing flavor.

Spices – Warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg will give Holiday’s touch to the cookies.

🍽️HOW TO SERVE

With Ice cream: These cookies are heavenly when warm and topped with a scoop of ice cream.

Chocolate sauce: You can pour chocolate or caramel sauce over the cookies before serving.

On Puddings: Another amazing way to serve them is by crushing them and sprinkling them over vanilla pudding.

🌡️STORING

Palets Bretons are delicate cookies and taste even better the next day. You can store them in an airtight container for five days.

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