Betty's Melting Moments

These little cookies are called Melting Moments for a reason. They literally melt the second they hit your tongue.

The secret is cornstarch mixed with flour, which gives the dough an ultra-fine, silky texture that bakes into something closer to a cloud than a cookie.

You roll the dough into balls, dip them in powdered sugar, press them flat with a fork, and bake them low and slow until they’re barely golden.

With a 5-star rating and only six ingredients, this might be the easiest show-stopping cookie you’ll ever bake.

Kitchen Tips

• Softened butter is key. It should dent easily when pressed but not be greasy or melted. Too warm and the cookies will spread flat.
• Dip the fork in flour between presses so it doesn’t stick to the sugary dough.
• Watch them closely in the oven. They should be just barely golden on the bottom. Overbaked melting moments lose their signature tender crumble.
• Store in a single layer in an airtight container. They’re fragile and will crumble if stacked without parchment between layers.