Kefir and Vegetable Oil Cookies
A quick recipe for tender homemade baking for tea! These wonderful cookies made from shortcrust-style dough with vegetable oil and kefir turn out soft, airy, and perfect for tea at breakfast or lunch!
Updated : 22 December, 2025
Easy
About 20 min.
Ingredients
350 grams
Wheat flour
4 tablespoon
Sugar
0.33 teaspoon
Salt
150 milliliters
Kefir
1
Eggs
1 teaspoon
Vanilla sugar
80 milliliters
Vegetable oil
1 teaspoon
Baking powder
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
How do you make delicious kefir and vegetable oil cookies to serve with tea? First, prepare the ingredients - simple pantry staples most home cooks already have.
Step 2
Take a large bowl and crack in 1 egg, then add 1 tbsp sugar, 1/3 tsp salt, and 1 tsp vanilla sugar.
Step 3
Mix all the ingredients well in the bowl.
Step 4
Pour 150 ml room-temperature kefir into the egg mixture and stir to combine.
Step 5
Add 80 ml vegetable oil and mix until smooth.
Step 6
Using a fine sieve, sift 350 g all-purpose flour (wheat flour) into the bowl in parts, then add 1 tsp baking powder.
Step 7
Stir everything together and knead into a dough.
Step 8
Knead the dough in the bowl until it’s uniform.
Step 9
Gather the dough into a ball, place it in a plastic bag, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Step 10
After the time is up, lightly flour the table, place the dough on it, and press it into a flat round.
Step 11
Roll the dough out to about 4-5 mm thick.
Step 12
Use a cookie cutter of a suitable size to cut out the cookies.
Step 13
Dip each piece in sugar and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Step 14
Put the tray into an oven preheated to 170°C (340°F) and bake for 15-20 minutes.
Step 15
Transfer the baked cookies to plates and serve.
Step 16
Enjoy your tea time!
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