Mother-in-law’s tongue cookies
Brazilian-style elongated and crispy biscuits, with a simple dough made with eggs and vanilla.
Here is a simple and fun recipe for making tongue-shaped cookies:
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time10 min
- Resting5 min
- Total30 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$3.13 $0.16 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.40
- $1.20
- $0.02
- $0.01
- $0.02
- $1.48
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Thoroughly mix and knead the flour, eggs, salt, sugar, starch, and vanilla.
- Using a small spoon, place the dough in long, rectangular shapes on a lightly greased baking sheet. ≈ 3 min
- Let it rest for a few minutes.
- Bake until the cookies are golden brown.
The bill
Mother-in-law’s tongue cookies
- 250 g of flour$0.40
- 3 eggs$1.20
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt$0.02
- 1 tablespoon of sugar$0.01
- 1 tablespoon of potato starch$0.02
- A few drops of vanilla extract$1.48
Total$3.13
that's $0.16 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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