Brazilian butter cookies (biscoito do papai)
Simple Brazilian shortbread: flour, butter, and sugar kneaded together on a marble surface, rolled out to half a centimetre thick, cut into shapes, and ba…
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Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time20 min
- Total35 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$3.99 $0.17 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.30
- $1.43
- $0.04
- $2.22
Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Pour commencer, pour the flour onto the work surface and make a well in the center. ≈ 3 min
- Add the butter and sugar, and mix until a smooth dough forms. ≈ 4 min
- Knead until it is smooth and even. ≈ 10 min
- Lightly flour the work surface and roll out the dough to about half a centimetre thick. ≈ 4 min
- Cut out the cookies and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. ≈ 8 min
- Bake in the oven at 180 °C until golden brown.
The bill
Brazilian butter cookies (biscoito do papai)
- 1 cup plus 6 tablespoons of flour (185 g)$0.30
- 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons of butter (155g)$1.43
- 4 tablespoons of sugar (50g)$0.04
- butter for the pan$2.22
Total$3.99
that's $0.17 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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