Classic Cornstarch Cookies: 5-Ingredient Argo Melting Moments Recipe (2024)

This cornstarch cookie recipe is a delicious vintage classic that will take you straight back to your childhood! The cornstarch gives these cookies a crumbly and tender consistency that is completely irresistible! As an added bonus, they only use 5 ingredients, are completely egg and dairy-free, and are super simple to make!

Easy Argo Melting Moments Cookies Recipe

This cornstarch cookie recipe is the classic one that you used to be able to find on the back of the can of Argo cornstarch! It was well-loved by so many people, so I didn't change a thing!

Of course, I have my own adaptation of melting moments cookies as well, but sometimes I enjoy sticking with the classics! To put it simply, this is the same recipe that Grandma used to make!

🥘 Cornstarch Cookies Ingredients

It's pretty unbelievable that you can make cookies this tasty with just 5 ingredients! These simple items are found in pretty much every household, so you might be able to skip a trip to the grocery store altogether!

• Flour - 1 cup of all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled.
• Cornstarch - ½ cup of cornstarch.
• Confectioners' Sugar - ½ cup of powdered sugar.
• Margarine - ¾ cup of room-temperature margarine. To keep true to the classic recipe, I don't recommend swapping this out for butter. (If you really want to use butter, check out my other variation of melting moments cookies here!)
• Vanilla - 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract.

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🔪 How To Make Cornstarch Cookies

Making these beginner-friendly cookies is as easy as it gets! All you need is a mixing bowl, your electric mixer, and a baking sheet.

This recipe will make 36 cookies (or you can make them slightly larger for about 18 cookies).

1. Mix the dry ingredients. In a medium-sized bowl, mix together the1 cup of all-purpose flour,½ cup of cornstarch, and½ cup of confectioners sugar. Set it aside.
2. Cream. Using an electric mixer, beat¾ cup of margarineuntil nice and smooth. Then, add the1 teaspoon of vanilla extractand the flour mixture until well combined.
3. Chill. Transfer the bowl to the fridge and chill the dough for 1 hour.
4. Preheat. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
5. Portion. Portion the dough into 1-inch balls and place them onto the baking sheet, leaving 1½-2 inches in between them. Lightly flatten each one using a fork that has been dipped in either flour or confectioners sugar.
6. Bake. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10-12 minutes or until the centers have set.
7. Cool. Remove the cookies from the oven and cool completely.

Serve your cornstarch cookies plain, dusted with powdered sugar, drizzled with a glaze, or sandwiched together with some homemade buttercream frosting! They are amazing no matter how you eat them! Enjoy!

💭 Tips & Notes

• For a chocolate variation, sift¼ cup of cocoa powder and ¼ teaspoon of salt into the dry ingredients.
• For a pecan cinnamon variation, mix½ cup of finely chopped pecans and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon into the dry ingredients.
• While I typically bake with butter, using butter will change the makeup of the cookies, and they won't hold true to the classic ones that everyone remembers enjoying. For this reason, I recommend sticking with margarine for these cookies.
• This cookie dough will be very soft (even after chilling), which is how it is supposed to be! Don't worry; your cookies will still turn out perfectly!

🥡 Storing

Keep your Argo melting moments cookies stored at room temperature in a sealed container for up to 5 days.

Freezing Cornstarch Cookies

These cookies can be frozen for 3 months in a freezer-safe bag or container, using parchment paper to separate the layers.

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