Langues de Chat (French Cat Tongue Cookies)

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 5-8  minutes

Makes: 60-65 cookies

Ingredients

125 g unsalted butter, softened

1 cup raw caster sugar

1/2 teaspoon organic vanilla extract

3 free-range egg whites

1 cup organic plain flour

Instructions

Preheat oven to 200 C and line baking tray with baking paper and lightly grease.

In a large bowl, beat sugar into the soft butter until light and fluffy. Add in vanilla extract.

In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks start to form. Gently fold into the butter mixture then gently fold in the flour.

Fit a piping bag with a 1/2 inch tip and add  the batter. A Ziploc bag can also be used by snipping an inch off the corner.

Start piping 3 inch long strips onto prepared baking paper, leaving about 2 inches in-between each strip. 

Bake in preheated oven for 5-8 minutes until golden around the edges.

Remove from baking tray and place onto cooking rack.

Allow to cool completely before storing into air tight container.

Enjoy with a bowl of ice cream. =)