Cut-out cookies «Kroki»
Description
Delicious baked goods for the whole family. You can also make this cut‑out cookie with citrus zest, poppy seeds, nuts, or any other additions you like. In any case, it will turn out very impressive, tasty, aromatic, and crumbly.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the listed ingredients. If whole‑grain flour is unavailable, replace it with the same amount of first‑grade or higher‑grade wheat flour.
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Step 2
In a deep bowl, combine 2 eggs, 1 egg white (reserve the yolk for decorating the cookies) and granulated sugar. Mix the mixture until homogeneous.
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Step 3
Pour the sunflower oil into the egg mixture and mix well again.
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Step 4
Sift the whole‑grain flour into the liquid base for the dough and combine the components.
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Step 5
Prepare a mixture of white flour and baking powder, sift it into the dough in batches, mixing it with a spoon.
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Step 6
When the dough becomes difficult to stir with a spoon, knead it by hand. It should be pliable, slightly sticky, but very supple.
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Step 7
Divide the dough into two parts, shape them into elongated sausages, and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
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Step 8
Mix the cocoa powder with the remaining yolk and evenly spread the resulting mixture over the surface of the dough sausages.
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Step 9
Using the tines of a fork, create a pattern of strips in different directions on the surface of the sausages. Place the future cookies in an oven preheated to 180 degrees.
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Step 10
Bake the sausages at the specified temperature for 30–35 minutes. During this time they will grow nicely in size, and small cracks will appear on their surface, making the pattern more noticeable.
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Step 11
Let the baked “Kroki” cookies cool slightly, then cut them into serving pieces 1–1.5 cm wide. After that, the cookies can be served.