Finished dish photo of Camouflage Margaret Cookies‼️ Adorable Three-Color Combination

Camouflage Margaret Cookies‼️ Adorable Three-Color Combination

Margaret cookies are a simple entry-level baking recipe that is almost failproof. Today, let's make an advanced version by adding matcha and cocoa to create a super cute camouflage-style cookie.

Time:30~60 minutes
Difficulty:Easy to make

Ingredients

Butter50g
Cake Flour45g
Corn Starch45g
Cooked Egg Yolk1
Powdered Sugar20g
Cocoa Powder2g
Matcha Powder2g

Steps

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Prepare the ingredients

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Cut the butter into small pieces and let it soften completely until it can be indented with a finger.

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Add powdered sugar. 20g of powdered sugar makes it not too sweet. If you like it sweeter, add up to 30g.

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Add powdered sugar to the butter and press it with a whisk head to avoid splattering while whipping.

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Whip the butter and powdered sugar at low speed until smooth, which takes about half a minute. Avoid overwhipping.

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Sift in cake flour and corn starch.

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Boil an egg fully (10 minutes in boiling water works well). We only need the yolk.

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Crush the egg yolk using a spoon.

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Sift the crushed yolk while pressing through.

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Finish sifting all the flour and yolk.

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Fold and mix using a spatula.

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Mix the butter and dry ingredients together.

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Knead into a dough by hand, just until it forms a ball. Don't over-knead.

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Divide the dough into three equal parts.

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Add sifted cocoa powder to one part.

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Add sifted matcha powder to another part.

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Knead all three colored doughs individually until well-mixed.

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The total dough weight is about 180g, which makes 18 cookies. Use a kitchen scale to evenly size each piece of dough.

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For each cookie, use approximately 10g, taking small amounts from each colored dough to total the desired weight.

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Roll the dough into a ball.

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Place the prettiest side of the dough ball facing up.

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Press the center with your thumb or index finger.

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Natural cracks will form around the edges.

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Preheat the oven to 170°C and bake for 20 minutes.

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The cookies will expand slightly in the oven.

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Remove and let cool.

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Camouflage colors.

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Each cookie has a unique pattern.

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Super cute!

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Melts in your mouth!

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Cooking Tips

Corn starch can be replaced with cake flour.