Cat's tongue cookie?

Some of you are probably wondering what's cat's tongue cookie... Some of you (my fellow Indonesian people) would know already... hahaha.. It's called Kue Lidah Kucing in Indonesian. It's basically like a long and thin crisp cookie (somewhat like Milano cookies). And It's very Indonesian, I would say.. Because this recipe called for Blue Band. Blue band is Indonesian Margarine brand that is a staple to Indonesian household! This cookie is very simple to make with only few ingredients. The only thing is, the recipe is in metric measurement, which is in grams. But if you have digital scale, there would be no problem...

Here's the Mise En Place...

- Electric mixer with paddle and whip attachment

- Large bowl to sift the flour and also to fold in the whipped egg whites

- Spatula

- Sifter

The simple ingredients are:

• 100 gr Blue Band margarine
• 80 gr confectioner sugar / powdered sugar
• 100 gr All Purpose flour
• 2 egg whites
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

The easy easy step: Preheat oven 300F

1. In mixing bowl with paddle attachment, mix Blue Band and sugar in low speed until the mixture is combined. Speed up to high for 4-5 min. until the mixture is soft and fluffy. Add vanilla.

2. Sift flour in the big bowl. Put the flour into the mixing bowl a little bit at a time until combined.

3. Scrape well. And take the mixture back into the big bowl.

4. Wash the mixing bowl and wipe dry and clean! It's important to wash and dry it, otherwise the egg whites won't whip.

5. In clean mixing bowl with whip attachment, beat egg whites and cream of tartar in high speed until it becomes stiff peak. Here's the link if you want to know more about beating egg whites.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjuJfkxoATA&feature=player_embedded#

6. Fold the egg whites into the batter in the big bowl (1/3 of egg whites at a time). When you fold the egg whites, pleas do it carefully because you don't want to deflate the egg whites.

7. After it's all combined well, put the batter into the piping bag with big round tip.

8. Pipe it onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper or Silpat like a long strip (about 2 in. x 1/2 in.)

9. Bake it 300F for 25 min or until the sides and the bottom turn golden brown. (When you touch it after it came out from the oven, it won't be crispy immediately)

10. Let it cool at room temperature for 1 hour and enjoy!!!

I know the technique seems so complicated and a lot of things going on... But trust me, it's so easy to make! Pls dont hesiate to msg me if you have questions.