Lengua de Gato is type of Filipino butter cookies prepared with butter, flour, sugar and eggs, popular during the Holiday season as a giveaway to friends and family.
Butter cookies, its popular everywhere, but cat shaped ones? Yes, this one too. Lengua de Gato in the Philippines, Katte Tong in Netherlands, Langues de Chat in France and Lidah Kucing in Indonesia. While they are all named differently the basic ingredients are all similar butter, flour, sugar and eggs, other varieties can be prepared with a ganache, cream, jam filling and sandwiched together, others are dipped in chocolate or it can also be served with sorbet or ice cream but for the Filipino version its simply served on its own.
Lengua de Gato is a holiday treat, usually given as a gift or giveaway during the holiday season like fruit cake. They usually come placed on a jar or a festive box. It’s a nice cookie, very addictive and goes really well with coffee, so be careful when you start your first piece, you may never stop. It’s a good giveaway and it’s easy to prepare, so if you forgot to buy someone that gift why not prepare this, it not yet too late.
Lengua de Gato is type of Filipino butter cookies prepared with butter, flour, sugar and eggs, popular during the Holiday season as a giveaway to friends and family.
