There’s no denying that at Lowrey Foods, we’ve mastered the art of the perfect butter cookie. So it’s no wonder we get asked one question a lot, and that is, “What’s your secret to the perfect butter cookie?”
We don’t believe in long, complicated lists of ingredients that include numbers and additives you probably don’t recognise.
Our secret to perfect butter cookies lies in the quality of the ingredients.
Our original butter cookies are crafted with only four simple yet exceptional ingredients, including 42% New Zealand Cultured butter.
This dedication to using the best ingredients ensures that every bite of our cookies is rich, buttery, and utterly delicious. In this blog post, we’ll explore why quality ingredients matter and how they make our butter cookies stand out from the rest.
Why Quality Ingredients Matter
When it comes to baking, the quality of your ingredients can make all the difference. High-quality ingredients not only enhance the flavor and texture of your baked goods but also contribute to their overall nutritional value. At Lowrey Foods, we are committed to using only the finest ingredients to create our butter cookies, ensuring that each cookie is a perfect blend of taste and quality.
What Is Butter Made Of?
Butter is made from milk. It is a fat extracted from milk. It is reportedly the most nutritious of dairy products and is an important ingredient in the preparation of many foods, including butter cookies, and is rich in amino acids, protein, and vitamin A, vitamin D, small amounts of vitamin K and carotene. Only 1 kg of butter can be made for every 22 kg of whole milk.
Types Of Butter
In terms of production process, butter is divided into regular butter and cultured (aka fermented) butter.
Regular Butter
Normal butter is obtained by separating the fat from fresh milk through centrifugal technology to obtain thin cream, and further concentrating the fat on the basis of thin cream, and the final result is normal butter.
Cultured Butter
Cultured butter is processed by the fermentation process after getting thin cream, and then further concentrated fat. After fermentation, the creaminess is stronger and richer, with a light lactic taste, which can better balance the greasiness. The food produced by fermented butter has its own fermented aroma, which makes the flavor unique and more attractive.
The Milk Source Determines The Quality Of The Butter
According to information published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, New Zealand is the world's leading source of butter. In terms of dairy farming, New Zealand has a huge advantage. With its mild climate, vast grasslands, clear water and abundant rainfall, New Zealand is blessed with pristine natural pastures and is one of the world's three prime milk sources. The cows here are naturally free-range, naturally grass-fed, and eat fresh green grass all year round.
The Benefits Of Grass-Feeding Cows
The milk used to produce this butter comes from grass-fed cows, which adds to its superior quality and taste. Grass-fed cows grow more slowly and have a lower fat percentage than captive grain-fed cows, but can accumulate more vitamins because grass-fed cows provide more unsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids than hay-fed cows, producing milk with more carotenoids and butter with a natural golden color and a higher content of healthy fats, such as vacuum acid and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which has anti-tumor properties.
Butter Recommendations
Butter can be divided into animal butter and vegetable butter, while animal butter is a natural fat.
Animal butter is extracted from natural milk, while vegetable butter is made by adding artificial flavoring to hydrogenated vegetable oil, which has a harder taste and contains artificial trans fatty acids, which can affect your health when consumed in large quantities.
New Zealand butter is animal butter, does not contain pesticide residues, heavy metals, hormones and other harmful substances. The taste is mellow. New Zealand butter has a fat content of about 82%, making it a great source of natural and healthy fat to consume in moderation. The health benefits of butter are numerous which you can read more about in our benefits of butter article.
Our Secret Ingredient: Cultured Butter
Good butter makes the best quality delicious cookies.
Lowrey butter cookies are made with organic fermented butter from New Zealand. This butter has a higher purity of butter, without adding a drop of water, retaining the original mellow flavor of butter and a dense and smooth texture, different from the waxiness of ordinary butter. New Zealand cultured butter is renowned for its rich flavor and creamy texture, which is the result of traditional churning methods and high butter fat content.
This produces a fluffy and sweet (but not greasy) butter cookie, with a delicate taste, just like silk. When eaten, you’ll feel the cream melting in your mouth and melting between your lips and tongue.
Simple Ingredients for Delicious Cookies
Our butter cookies are made with just four ingredients: flour, sugar, eggs, and New Zealand Cultured butter. We don’t add any preservatives or coloring, following the authentic artisanal baking process, with precise ratios, so you can enjoy healthy and delicious food.
By avoiding unnecessary additives and preservatives, we let the natural flavors of these ingredients shine through. This simplicity is what makes our butter cookies so special and why they have become a favorite among our customers.
Tips for Baking Your Own Perfect Butter Cookies
If you’re inspired to bake your own butter cookies at home, here are some expert tips to help you achieve perfection:
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Use High-Quality Butter: Just like Lowrey Butter Cookies, use the best quality butter you can find. This will greatly impact the flavor and texture of your cookies.
- Chill the Dough: Chilling the dough for at least an hour before baking helps the cookies maintain their shape and enhances their flavor.
- Measure Ingredients Accurately: Baking is a science, so it’s important to measure your ingredients precisely to ensure consistent results.
- Don’t Overmix: Overmixing the dough can lead to tough cookies. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Watch the Bake Time: Butter cookies can go from perfectly baked to overdone in a matter of minutes. Keep a close eye on them and remove them from the oven when the edges are just starting to turn golden.
The secret to perfect butter cookies lies in the quality of the ingredients. At Lowrey Foods, we are dedicated to using only the finest ingredients. We believe that this commitment to quality is what sets our cookies apart and makes them a favorite among our customers. We invite you to try Lowrey Butter Cookies and experience the difference that quality ingredients can make.
