Brazilian cookies, shortbread and sugared choux rings

Brazilian cookies, shortbread and sugared choux rings

Desserts

Two Brazilian biscuit recipes: butter cookies cut out with cookie cutters, and choux pastry crowns sprinkled with sugar crystals.

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Here is a simple and effective recipe for making soft and delicious cookies.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$7.35 $0.18 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

40 people

Shortbread cookies

  • $0.48
  • $1.39
  • $0.11
  • $0.40

Cabbage crowns

  • $0.48
  • $0.86
  • $3.19
  • $0.44

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Shortbread: Mix the flour, butter, sugar, and egg together, but do not overwork the dough. ≈ 4 min
  2. Roll it out thinly, but not too thinly, cut out the cookies, and bake them for about 15 minutes in a preheated oven at 200 °C.
  3. Crowns: Bring the water to a boil with the margarine, then add the flour gradually, stirring until the mixture thickens.
  4. Place the dough in the mixing bowl and gradually add the eggs, mixing until the dough is smooth and consistent. ≈ 4 min
  5. Using a ridged piping bag, create crowns on a baking sheet, sprinkle with crystal sugar, and bake at 180 °C until golden brown.

The bill

Brazilian cookies, shortbread and sugared choux rings

  • 300 g of flour$0.48
  • 150 g of butter$1.39
  • 150 g of sugar$0.11
  • 1 egg$0.40
  • 300 g of flour$0.48
  • 250 g of margarine$0.86
  • 8 eggs$3.19
  • sugar crystals$0.44

Total$7.35

that's $0.18 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 300 g of flour
  • 150 g of butter
  • 150 g of sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 300 g of flour
  • 250 g of margarine
  • 500 ml of water
  • 8 eggs
  • sugar crystals

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