Kinako Sugar Cookies (Roll Out)
Take your roll out sugar cookies to the next level by adding kinako. Kinako is a roasted soybean flour that is popular in Japanese desserts. It has a warm, nutty flavor. This recipe is perfect for rolling and cutting out shapes as well.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 24 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 1 cup softened unsalted butter (2 sticks)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 1 egg
- 2+1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup kinako
Instructions
- 1
In a mixer, add butter, sugar, salt, and baking soda. Cream ingredients until light and fluffy.
- 2
Add egg and mix until homogenous.
- 3
Add all purpose flour and kinako. Beat until dry ingredients are incorporated, but be careful not to overmix.
- 4
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and prepare baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- 5
Turn out your dough onto a floured surface, and roll out the cookie dough using a rolling pin to about 1/4 of an inch thick. You can add more flour as necessary to keep the dough from sticking.
- 6
Cut out your shapes using cookie cutters and arrange on your baking tray. If your kitchen is warm and your dough is feeling too soft to hold its shape, stick your dough in the fridge to chill.
- 7
Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes. If decorating, let cookies cool completely before adding icing.