Kurabie Butter Cookies

Instructions

1- 1 Prepare the Dough In a large mixing bowl add all the ingredients and mix together until a dough is formed.

2- The dough should be stick - add extra flour if you find the mixture too sticky to work with.

3- 2 Using the extra melted butter, rub some over your hands before breaking the dough into 20 equal sized pieces and roll each piece into a ball.

4- Before rolling each ball rub melted butter over your hands each time.

5- 3 Place the balls of dough onto a greased / lined baking tray 5cm apart - you will need to split the balls into two batches cooking one batch at a time.

6- 4 Cooking Brush eat ball with beaten egg and place in the oven at 180 degree for 20 minutes.

7- The Kurabie will be a light golden colour and slightly squishy in the middle.

8- Place on a cooling rack to cool.