Melt Away Cornstarch Cookies
These buttery melt-in-your-mouth cookies contain only 3 ingredients, perfect for whipping something sweet in a jiffy.
Equipment
- oven
Ingredients
- 8 tbsp. salted butter softened
- 1/2 C. + 2 tbsp. sweetened condensed milk
- 2¼ C. cornstarch
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F/ 177˚C.
- In a large bowl, stir together the condensed milk and butter until combined.
- Slowly stir in the cornstarch to the condensed milk and butter mixture. When a dough begins to form use your hands to knead in the remaining cornstarch until it forms a smooth dough. You might not use all of the cornstarch.
- Measure 1½ tsp. of dough and roll into a ball. Place onto a parchment lined baking sheet spaced 1" apart.
- Create a striped pattern by pressing the tines of a fork into the dough balls.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes or until the edges of cookies barely turn golden. The cookies should remain pale.
- Allow the cookies to cool for 10-15 minutes before transferring to a rack to finish cooling. Serve with a cup of coffee or hot chocolate.
Notes
This recipe was adapted from Olivia’s Cuisine.
Nutrition
Calories: 70kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 22mgPotassium: 12mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 70IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Can you make it with sweetened cream of coconut?
Actually you can buy sweetened condensed coconut milk. I have lactose intolerant family so I make stuff with that instead of sweetened condensed milk.
Made these for easter. Was on a time crunch and was sharing a kitchen and oven. So so happy with these! Nice and light and crumbly and soft. Threw some vanilla extract in the mix. Going to try citrus next!
I just made these — I love them. I added some almond extract. Tasty little bites.
The big plus for me is that 2 c of cornstarch have about 6mg of oxalates (kidney stone issue) so 1/48 of that is .125 mg oxalate per cookie – practically 0. Love it!!
Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe.my family loved it.will be sharing this recipe with my friends.they will like it.
Did not like these at all! They were dry dry dry and the cornstarch taste was overpowering.
So awful. Not buttery. Pasty. Like cooking jar paste I had in elementary school. So disappointed. I even put some jam on mine. Still inedible, really surprised Emmy said they were good, because there is no way 2cups of cornstarch is good.
Horrid. Tried two batches. Thought might not have cooked the first batch long enough. Nope second batch was just as dry crumbly and corn starchy as the first. No thanks.
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Can you make it with sweetened cream of coconut?
JUDY ACIDERAAPRIL 9, 2022 AT 12:56 AM
Actually you can buy sweetened condensed coconut milk. I have lactose intolerant family so I make stuff with that instead of sweetened condensed milk.
KARAAPRIL 17, 2022 AT 2:51 PM
5 starsMade these for easter. Was on a time crunch and was sharing a kitchen and oven. So so happy with these! Nice and light and crumbly and soft. Threw some vanilla extract in the mix. Going to try citrus next!
BETHAPRIL 25, 2022 AT 10:14 PM
I just made these — I love them. I added some almond extract. Tasty little bites.
The big plus for me is that 2 c of cornstarch have about 6mg of oxalates (kidney stone issue) so 1/48 of that is .125 mg oxalate per cookie – practically 0. Love it!!
HELANMAY 23, 2022 AT 12:15 AM
5 starsThanks for sharing this amazing recipe.my family loved it.will be sharing this recipe with my friends.they will like it.
IJPJULY 9, 2022 AT 9:23 AM
2 starsDid not like these at all! They were dry dry dry and the cornstarch taste was overpowering.
MKJULY 14, 2022 AT 7:42 PM
1 starSo awful. Not buttery. Pasty. Like cooking jar paste I had in elementary school. So disappointed. I even put some jam on mine. Still inedible, really surprised Emmy said they were good, because there is no way 2cups of cornstarch is good.
MARY BAUGUST 20, 2022 AT 6:54 PM
1 starHorrid. Tried two batches. Thought might not have cooked the first batch long enough. Nope second batch was just as dry crumbly and corn starchy as the first. No thanks.
UR MOMOCTOBER 4, 2022 AT 3:46 PM
1 starso aids
MY DICK
I love them. Of course they’re “dry”, like shortbread. They’re supposed to Melt in Your Mouth, not be chewy. One crumbly bite and they dissolve. I’ve used different flavorings including rose water, exhotic!
Grest cookies; thanks for the recipe! Made these for Thanksgiving & they were a hit even though my oven runs hot & I baked them 1-2 minutes too long. Made them again today, added tsp of vanilla, measured 16 oz for each, baked for 8 minutes & they were perfect. Not dry at all, perfect taste & melt in your mouth texture. I may even dip them in my eggnog dip! Going to make them with lime zest tomorrow. They’re addicting!
Tried twice. First batch exactly to recipe. Beautiful to look at. No flavor, and left a really unpleasant chalky film in the mouth. Tried again with added extract and purposely slightly wetter dough. those speed flat and the chalky residue was still overwhelming. it’s a big NOPE from me. I’m really surprised because Em is usually much more on textures and flavors.
taste the cornstarch over anything else.
not a fan of this recipe
They’d be tasty is it wasn’t for the powdery feel and taste of cornstarch. They’re delicate and barely sweet. However they’ll leave your mouth dusty feeling. Not a fan.
Truly shit its this recipe.
Nope, not a fan. Chalky tasting, I used orange zest which was a positive, but even that couldn’t save them.
Taste was nice but texture was horrendous!!! Felt like eating straight cornstarch. Will try again however as I might have made them too big. I will bake them much smaller next time and maybe use LESS cornstarch. Thanks for the recipe!
Awful! I wish I read the reviews before I wasted ingredients and time. They taste like cornstarch. Never again!
Not a bad flavour, they do melt in the mouth but they are also very dry on the other hand. Leave an odd taste in the mouth. Personally don’t like them but the kids did so I guess it’s a win