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Traditional Tuile Cookies

A thin, wafer cookie that can be shaped and molded.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Batter Resting Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 18 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Keyword: Classic Cookies, Cookies, Shaped Cookie, Stencil Cookie
Servings: 24 2 1/2" cookies
Calories: 22kcal
Author: Rachel

Ingredients

  • 40 grams confectioner's sugar
  • 30 grams salted butter room temperature
  • 30 grams egg whites room temperature
  • 35 grams all purpose flour sifted
  • 4 grams vanilla
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • In small mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar with hand held mixer.
  • Mix in egg white until completely mixed in.
  • Add vanilla, mix well.
  • Pour flour into sifter over mixing bowl, and add to butter mixture. Combine.
  • Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Can be held in refrigerator for up to 5 days.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • If using a stencil, place stencil onto silpat or parchment paper, spread batter over stencil with offset spatula to make 4-6 cookies, then peel away stencil.
    If free-handing, spoon about 1/2 teaspoon of batter per cookie, onto silpat or parchment paper and use back of spoon to spread into desired shape, ensuring it's not more than 1/16" thick. Make 4-6 cookies at a time.
  • Bake 7-9 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges. Thickness will affect your total bake time.
  • Remove from oven and quickly remove from pan and shape as desired. If the last one or two start to harden before they are shaped, pop them back in the oven for about 30 seconds, then quickly shape.
  • With potholder, remove silpat from baking pan to counter, to cool. Once cool (a minute or two) begin process again, then place entire silpat back on to hot sheet pan and bake immediately.

Notes

  1. The thicker you spread the batter, the longer it will take to bake, and could make it harder to shape. Try to keep them very thin.
  2. Cookies will harden within 5-10 seconds after being removed from pan and molded, so act quickly!

If you have questions or comments, please leave a comment below, or reach out to me directly at thesumofallsweets@gmail.com and I will get right back to you! Happy baking! 

Nutrition

Serving: 5g | Sodium: 11mg | Vitamin A: 31IU | Sugar: 2g | Fiber: 1g | Potassium: 4mg | Cholesterol: 3mg | Calories: 22kcal | Saturated Fat: 1g | Fat: 1g | Protein: 1g | Carbohydrates: 3g | Iron: 1mg