Butter Confrakes Cookies

This is another CNY cookies i am baking this year ~ butter cornflakes cookies. :) Well, this is very tedious but definitly a keeper and my sister even request to bake for her 2nd batch. NO WAY.... i am so tired already. hehe... not in same day for 2nd batch la... really killing me la. :p

Mixing the dough is easy BUT shape it ... OMG!!! First 50 pieces very excited and decorate it with 2 red cherries, 2nd 50 pieces starting to get bored and feel like dieing but still decorate with red cherries but only 1 in each pieces, 3rd 50 pieces done, no more cherries .. .who cares because half dead already, remaining 30 pieces confirm dead. :p Really really tired. OMG!!! hahahaha... after baking i need to put yoko-yoko because my back is so PAIN ar.... :p but i will bake again la, cause the response is good ma. hohohohoho

My girl also eat few pieces and she said very nice. ^ ^ nothing is more happy then my girl eating. :D
 

Iam all ready to bake yo :)

Looks how gorgeous i am  :)

I tweak a little bit of the recipe to suit my and family taste. :) Here is there ori :) weekend kitchenette

Ingredients:

250gm Butter

110gm sugar
1 egg

1 egg yolk

350 self raising flour (i use superfine + 1 tbs baking powder)
1/2 tsp vanilla essence

1 box of cornflakes
Some sugared cherries

Method:

1. Cream the butter with sugar and vanilla till cream and fluffy. (butter must be in room temp)

2. Add in egg and egg yolks slowly.

3. Fold in the flour.

4. Add in half of the cornflakes.

5. Remove and roll the dough into small round balls. (dump this into bowl full off cornflakes)

6. Coat the balls with remaining cornflakes. (toss and toss it)

7. Top with a small piece of cut cherry.

8. Bake for 160 degree Celsius for 25 minutes.