Crisp, Sweet ‘n’ Salty Butter Biscuits that melt in your mouth with every bite – comes together in less than 20 minutes and all you need is a Hefty® Slider Bag! No whisk, bowl or spatula, which means no cleanup. Unbelievable, right? Well, believe it!
If you grew up in India, you must be quite familiar with Butter Biscuits – for everyone else, when we say biscuits, we’re talking about cookies, but crispier with a bite. They are nothing like the Southern biscuits that’s usually served with fried chicken and gravy.
Usually served with coffee/tea in the evenings, these simple little things really brighten up teatime and helps you power through to dinner time. My favourite butter biscuits come from a tea stall near my mother’s office. She’d bring them home sometimes, and they were just divine! Perfectly crunchy, with roasted peanuts and large granules of undissolved sugar that catches your bite here and there, adding a whole other dimension to the taste.
I’ve forever tried to recreate it, and on one such attempts, discovered this version with a softer ‘crisp – if you know what I mean. It’s still crispy, but once you bite into it, it basically dissolves on your tongue and propels you into buttery heaven. The final sprinkle of sugar and salt create a harmonious balance of flavour, making these butter biscuits the best I’ve ever had – even better than the tea stall version, if I may say so myself!
And that’s not even the best part about these butter biscuits. Here’s why this just might become the best Butter biscuits you’ve ever had:
- No egg and no leavening agents needed (baking soda or baking powder)
- It only needs 5 simple ingredients
- You can make these butter biscuits in a single Hefty® Slider Bag! -> No cleanup!!!
No cleanup whatsoever!
Baking cookies or biscuits usually means that you have to cleanup the measuring cups, a bowl, a spatula, maybe spoons or scoops and whisk among others. This particular butter biscuit comes together with just one quart-sized Hefty® Slider Bag! I don’t even use measuring cups – I place the Hefty® bag on my digital weighing scale, and add each ingredient directly to the bag, calculating the cumulative weights as I go.
Why a Hefty® Slider bag?
Because those suckers are super strong (thanks to the MaxLock® track design!) and cost lesser than Ziploc® bags when comparing the same type of bag (freezer / storage) and size (quart/gallon) of the closest price point! If it can survive air travel and intense baggage abuse on a 24 hour flight, by my account, it can survive anything! They are tough enough that I sometimes wash and reuse them (when appropriate of course), and a single box goes a long way!
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Seal the bag (removing as much air as you can) and start squishing. Have kids at home? Hand it over to them. In about 5 minutes, you’ll see the dough clumping together. Using your fingers or a bench scraper, move all the dough to the bottom of the bag. Snip off a corner and start squeezing about 1 tbsp of dough onto the baking tray. You should get about 12.
Roll each piped dough clump between your palms to make a smooth ball before flattening it with your palms. Use your fingers to even out the discs and don’t worry if they’re not a perfect circle. Too soft to handle? Put it in the fridge for 10 minutes to firm up.
Variation#1: Instead of plain flat discs, you can draw designs or alphabets. Just before snipping the end of the bag, squeeze in an icing tip and pipe away!
Variation #2: Not a fan of piping? Transfer the dough to a clean surface and roll into a sheet. Cut with cookie cutters and transfer to a baking tray.
Sprinkle with salt and sugar. This is optional but it really does add a burst of that sweet and salty flavour to the butter biscuits.
After squeezing, manhandling and scraping with a bench scraper, the bag shows no sign of wear! If I didn’t cut a hole though the bag, I’d probably wash and re-use it!
Now go clean up – meaning, throw away the bag and wash your hands. 🙂 Then all you gotta do is wait. 12-15 minutes later, the butter biscuits are ready to come out of the oven! Let it cool on the pan for about a minute, giving them time to firm up a bit.
Then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. You’ll notice that the edges turn golden brown but the rest remain white, and the biscuit does not spread while baking. That makes this a perfect cookie to pipe or cut into shapes, top with frosting and decorate with sprinkles! Considering how easy it was to make these, you’ve now got the time to fancy it up, if you like.
Dip into your coffee and have at it! Seriously, it’s just divine!
Neat, huh???!!! Here are a few more ways that I use a Hefty® Slider Bag in my kitchen:
- It’s my makeshift piping bag – Drop an icing tip into the bag, spoon in the prepared icing/sauce, snip off the edge and pipe away! Hefty® bags can take the pressure without tearing off like others.
2. An Ultra Marinator – Throw all the ingredients into a bag, squish, refrigerate and it’s ready for you whenever you are ready for it. Saves space in the fridge, especially if you are prepping for a party and fridge space is a real zinger!
3. Airtight, strong, Storage (especially for ground spices) – Whenever I go back home to India, I always stock up on homemade masalas, and the safest way to transport them 9,000 miles is by double bagging them in Hefty® Slider bags. Just make sure that the first bag goes into the second bag ‘zipper’ first.
4. Crumb coating or cinnamon sugar dipping – Normally, you’d use a plate/bowl to dip or dunk anything, but this saves the cleanup. Besides, if I have more crumbs or sugar leftover (and nothing got wet), I just seal the bag and use it the next time.
Interesting right? Click here for more awesome tips on how a Hefty® Slider bag can be super handy in your home (besides as storage) including as a Marshmallow shooter!
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Archana says
Tried it and loved it. Thank u so much for sharing the steps. It came out just perfect.
Keep posting!
Tina Dawson says
Hey Archana! I am so happy to hear that! Thank you so much for coming back to let me know. You made my day! 🙂
Liz Mays says
You simply can’t go wrong with the flavor of butter. These look like a treat I need and soon!
Tina Dawson says
Thanks Liz! They’re really delicious! I hope you give it a try!
Rebecca M says
Sounds so yummy!! I love the idea of easy cleanup with the Hefty bags 🙂 So easy and fun with the kiddos!
Tina Dawson says
Thanks Rebecca! I hope you have fun!
Michelle De La Cerda says
I’ve never made cookie dough in a plastic bag like this, and I have no idea why?! This is almost life changing. You have changed how I make cookies forever.
Tina Dawson says
Awww thanks so much Michelle! Happy baking! 🙂 🙂
Catherine says
I love a simple cookie like this and what a great idea to use the ziplock!
Tina Dawson says
Thanks Catherine. I use Hefty, coz it is super strong and I can squish without fear of the bag ripping!
Lori Vachon says
I’m going to share this technique with my daughter who is away at college. Her apartment kitchen is small and if she can save washing mixing bowls and mixers that’s a huge bonus! Thanks for sharing!
Tina Dawson says
Yaay Thanks so much Lori, glad I could help!
Angie | Big Bear's Wife says
These photos are beautiful!
Tina Dawson says
Thanks Angie!
Sarah says
These look so good, and I have all the ingredients in my kitchen right now! So impressive how you mixed them all together in the bag, too. It would be a great project for the kids… and then I’d eat them all with my coffee!
Tina Dawson says
Ha ha! Sarah, I absolutely adore involving kids in the kitchen early on. Of course, there’s no harm in reaping the benefits during the training! Enjoy!
Jillian says
This is SUCH a great idea! I hate cleaning up kitchen messes, this is so smart!
Tina Dawson says
Thanks Jillian!
Emily says
I have such a sweet tooth and these look perfectly sweet without being too much!
Tina Dawson says
Thanks Emily – it’s just sweet and a little salty – never too overwhelming!
Melanie says
I like using Ibotta. I have gotten a good amount of money back.
Tina Dawson says
Me too! They’re pretty awesome, right! Thanks Melanie!
Kim M Lee says
I love the looks of these cookies and Hefty is my favorite!!
Tina Dawson says
Thanks so much Kim! I hope you give these a try!
kallee says
What an easy way to put the cookies on the cookie sheet. I love no mess ideas. And I love butter cookies. These look delicious.
Tina Dawson says
Thanks Kallee!
Tracy | Baking Mischief says
I love butter biscuits, but I’ve never seen them prepared like that! This speaks deeply to my lazy soul since there’s practically no cleanup involved. 😉
Tina Dawson says
Ha ha, soul sister Tracy! Enjoy these, all the cleanup here is throwing away the bag and washing your hands.
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says
Oooh I LOVE this kind of biscuit, the kind that really melts on your tongue! These sound absolutely gorgeous.
Tina Dawson says
Thanks so much Becca! 🙂
Ali @ Home & Plate says
A crispy cookie is my kind of cookie. My kids love this kind too because they can use them for ice cream sandwiches. I love them just with a glass of milk. This recipe is a keeper!
Tina Dawson says
Thanks Ali! You can also ice them with frosting, if you like! But I like them just plain – sweet and salty!
Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours says
What a great idea to make these in the bag – ideal for self catering rentals on vacation, or just to do something a different way with children.
I do love a good butter biscuit!
Tina Dawson says
Thanks Helen! I send these (ingredients in a bag) in care packages to friends – they just have to add a stick of butter and they are good to go! 🙂
Jessica @Savory Experiments says
You are so clever! I would have never thought to make everything in the bag and clearly the less cleanup and mess, the better. We love Hefty at our home!
Tina Dawson says
Thanks so much Jessica! This really changed my baking game, and I am now looking for what else I could bake in a bag! 🙂