Langues de Chat (French Cat Tongue Cookies)

Nov 3, 2026 · By VanillaGoods

Baking Cookies bars Vanilla: Extract Medium

Langues de Chat (French Cat Tongue Cookies)

Delicate, thin, crisp finger-shaped butter cookies with golden edges, made from a simple batter piped into long strips. Makes 40 cookies in about 30 minutes.

Prep 20 min

Cook 10 min

Total 30 min

Yield 40 cookies

Ingredients

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½ cup (100 g)unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup (100 g)powdered sugar
3 (99 g)egg whites, room temperature
1 tsp (5 ml)vanilla extract
¾ cup (100 g)all-purpose flour, sifted
1 pinch (1 g)fine salt

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Instructions

Heat the oven to 375 F (190 C) and line two baking sheets with parchment.
Beat the butter and powdered sugar until pale and creamy, about 3 minutes.
Add the egg whites one at a time, beating after each, then the vanilla.
Fold in the flour and salt gently until just combined.
Pipe thin fingers about 3 inches (7.5 cm) long, 1/2 inch (1.2 cm) wide, spacing them 2 inches apart.
Bake 7 to 9 minutes until the edges are golden brown and the centers are pale.
Cool for 2 minutes on the sheet, then move to a rack. They crisp as they cool.

Tips

Pipe evenly so all cookies brown at once.
Watch closely near the end because thin cookies burn quickly.
Cool the sheets between batches.
Good with ice cream or tea.

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Recipe FAQ

How long does it take to make langues de chat (french cat tongue cookies)?

Plan on 20 minutes of prep and 10 minutes of cooking. The recipe makes 40 cookies.

How should I store langues de chat (french cat tongue cookies)?

Keep in an airtight tin at room temperature up to 1 week.

Can I make langues de chat (french cat tongue cookies) ahead?

It is at its best the day it is made; prepare it a few hours before serving.

Can I use a different form of vanilla?

Yes. This recipe uses 1 tsp vanilla extract (5 ml). Each teaspoon of pure vanilla extract can be swapped for 1 teaspoon of vanilla bean paste, the seeds of half a vanilla bean, or 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla powder. Paste and seeds add the classic dark specks.

Serve it with ice cream or tea.

Estimated · per serving

Nutrition

Per serving = 1 of 40 servings this recipe makes.

38 Calories / serving

2.1g Fat

4.4g Carbs

0.5g Protein

2.5g Sugar

Whole recipe (40 servings): ~1520 cal · 84g fat · 176g carbs · 20g protein · 100g sugar

Estimated values per serving, calculated from standard ingredient data. Not verified Nutrition Facts; actual values vary with brands, measurements, and preparation.