Biscoitos! (Portuguese Cookies). Brings ends of the "snake" together, slightly folding one end over the other, to form a donut-shape with a small hole in the middle. Classic Portuguese biscoitos recipe (biscuit cookies) These Portuguese biscoitos are a traditional biscuit cookies from Portugal. Being portuguese and Azorean from the islands, I grew up eating Biscoitos on a daily basis.

Biscoitos are very popular and traditional Portuguese butter cookies. They are one of the best treats in Portuguese dessert making. Simple and easy to make, these butter cookies are perfect for any occasion. You can cook Biscoitos! (Portuguese Cookies) using 5 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Biscoitos! (Portuguese Cookies)

It's 1 cup of butter, softened.
It's 1.5 cups of sugar.
You need 5 of eggs.
It's 5 cups of flour.
You need 4 tsp of Baking Powder.

Best served with some tea on the side. Portuguese Biscoitos Recipe (Traditional Biscuit Cookies) This recipe is for the Azorean Biscoitos ring-shaped biscuits that are the perfect balance of crunchy and sweet with a hint of lemon. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder and mix well. Add the butter slowly and blend until the mixture forms into a smooth dough that pulls away from the sides of the bowl.

Biscoitos! (Portuguese Cookies) step by step

Combine the Butter, Sugar and eggs in a large bowl. Beat everything together on medium-high speed until everything is creamy. About 40 sec- 1 min.
Pour the dry ingredients into the wet and beat until everything is combined..
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 2 hr. (Firming up the dough in the fridge calls for less mess when rolling them out to be baked).
When ready to bake: take about half a teaspoon of dough, roll between your hand and shape into a long tube, connect both ends to form a circle (or any shape you like).
Bake in preheated 350⁰F oven for 18-20 min until lightly browned.
Set on cooling rack to cool completely.
* sooo good dipped in coffee *** dough can be refrigerated up to 3 days.

Melt the butter and put aside to cool off. Beat the eggs and sugar in a large bowl. Add the flour and baking powder mix well. Add the butter slowly and knead. Let this sit for awhile to rest.