Carnival Americans

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 150 g butter, soft
• 110 g sugar
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 1 pinch of salt
• 2 eggs
• 250 g flour
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 2 tsp cream of tartar baking powder
• 70 ml buttermilk or milk
• 200 g powdered sugar
• 30 ml lemon juice
• Sugar decoration (see recipe description)

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 12 minutes; Total time approx. 42 minutes

Line two baking sheets with baking paper and use a glass to draw 6 circles each, each about 6-7 cm in diameter. Preheat the oven to 180°C (top/bottom heat) or 160°C (fan oven). Beat the butter with the sugar, vanilla sugar, and salt until very creamy. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat in each for 1 minute. Sift the flour with the cornstarch and baking powder. Drizzle with the buttermilk or milk over the egg mixture and mix in. Drop the batter into the circles on the baking sheets using two moistened tablespoons or an ice cream scoop and smooth the surface. (I mixed a small portion of the batter with cocoa powder.) Bake the baking sheets one after the other on the middle rack in the preheated oven, or together in the fan oven, for 10-12 minutes. Then remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack. For the glaze, mix the sifted powdered sugar with the lemon juice and brush over the cooled American cookies. For the decoration, I used various sweets, such as candy eyes, gummy snakes, and mini Smarties. This recipe makes about 18 American cookies.