TJean Recipe
Colorful Margaret Cookies
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About this recipe
Colourful Margaret cookies made with butter, powdered sugar, hard-boiled egg yolks, cake flour and cornstarch. The dough is divided into six colours, shaped into small rounds and gently pressed to create the signature crumbly, cracked finish before air frying until baked through.
Ingredients
150 g butter
80 g powdered sugar
4 hard-boiled egg yolks
150 g cake flour
150 g cornstarch
Edible food colouring, as needed
Instructions
| Stage | Product | Mode | Temperature | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air fry the Margaret cookies | ShellBake S1 12L | Air Fry | 180°C | 20 min |
01 Place 150 g of butter in a large mixing bowl.
02 Add 80 g of powdered sugar.
03 Mix briefly to combine the butter and powdered sugar.
04 Beat with an electric hand mixer until the mixture becomes light and creamy.
05 Place 4 hard-boiled egg yolks in a fine sieve.
06 Press the egg yolks through the sieve into the butter mixture.
07 Mix until the sieved egg yolks are evenly incorporated.
08 Add 150 g of cake flour.
09 Add 150 g of cornstarch.
10 Mix the dry ingredients into the butter mixture.
11 Knead gently by hand until a cohesive cookie dough forms.
12 Divide the dough into six equal portions.
13 Take one portion of dough and add a small amount of edible food colouring.
14 Press and knead repeatedly until the colour is evenly distributed.
15 Repeat with the remaining dough portions using different colours.
16 Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
17 Take approximately 10 g of dough for each cookie.
18 Roll each portion into a small smooth ball.
19 Arrange the dough balls on the prepared tray, leaving space between them.
20 Press each dough ball gently with your thumb.
21 Allow the edges to split slightly to create the characteristic cracked Margaret cookie shape.
22 Repeat until all the coloured dough has been shaped.
23 Place the tray in the ShellBake S1 12L.
24 Select Air Fry mode.
25 Set the temperature to 180°C.
26 Set the time to 20 minutes.
27 Air fry the cookies, checking their condition toward the end of the cooking time.
28 Remove the tray when the cookies are baked through and lightly crisp.
29 Allow the cookies to cool before transferring them to a serving plate.
30 Serve once cooled for the best crumbly texture.