Cat’s Tongue Biscuits – Langues-de-chat

This biscuit is called a cat’s tongue or finger biscuits because its shape resembles a cat’s tongue, long and thin. In French, it’s called langues-de-chat and this biscuit actually come from the Netherlands. You can pair this biscuit with ice-cream or sorbet, creme brulee or with cream/jam sandwiched together. It uses the typical butter, sugar, flour and egg ingredients… so I bet you know how it’s taste like… like a butter biscuit.

Cat’s tongue biscuits.

Let’s bake!

Since the ingredients are simple and minimal, I resorted to using a spatula to mix the ingredients.

Pipe the biscuit in staggered rows, 6cm long line.

I ate the cat’s tongue biscuit with ice-cream and on its own. It’s not very sweet. Just nice.

Cat’s Tongue Biscuits – Langues-de-chat
Adapted from Pâtisserie by Murielle Valette
Makes 50 pieces (It depends on the size of your piping nozzle)

60g soft butter
40g caster sugar
70g plain flour
1 medium egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method:
1. In a mixing bowl, mix the soft butter and sugar. Then add flour, egg and vanilla extract. Mix well.

2. Fill a piping bag fitted with a small nozzle (or use a teaspoon).

3. On a baking tray lined with baking paper or silicon mat, pipe the cat’s tongue biscuits in 6cm long lines, in staggered rows with 3cm gaps in between.

4. Bake at 200^oC for 4 minutes and then turn the tray and bake for an extra minute or 2. Cool on the tray.

Happy baking!