CAT'S TONGUE COOKIES (SHIROI KOIBITO)

Ingredients:
(Recipe adapted from here)
70g Unsalted butter (I used salted butter)
150g Icing sugar (sifted) (I reduced to 110g)
120ml Whipping cream
2 tsp  Vanilla essence
60g Egg whites
130g Cake flour (sifted)
1/4 tsp Sea salt (I omitted this)

Preheat oven to 170C. Line the baking sheet with baking paper. (I preheat at 180C)

1. Melt the butter by putting the butter in a bowl and place over the pan of simmering
    water, then take the bowl out of the pan.
2. Pour the icing sugar and salt in the butter whisk to combine.
3. Pour the cream into the butter bowl and mix, then whisk in the vanilla essence.
4. Pour the egg whites into the butter mixture, whisk to combine.
5. Put the flour into the butter mixture, fold to combine.
6. Put the mixture into the piping bag fitted with 1.5cm nozzle.
7. Pipe into 6cm long cookie.
8. Bake the cookies for 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown around the edge.