#### Cut-Out Cookies | |
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Cut-Out Cookies | |
Makes ~80-100, depending on the thickness and size of the cookies. | |
- Ingredients | |
+ 500g flour | |
+ 250g butter | |
+ 200g sugar | |
+ 3 eggs or 6 egg yolks | |
+ Lemon zest from one lemon | |
* Note: This is very important to give the proper flavor. | |
+ One extra egg yolk for glazing the cookies | |
+ Some extra sugar to spread on top | |
- Instructions | |
+ Mix the butter with the sugar, eggs, and lemon zest. | |
+ Add the flour to make a dough. | |
+ Roll out the dough into a thin sheet and cut out shapes. | |
+ Use a brush to spread a thin layer of egg yolk on each cookie, | |
then add a bit of sugar on top. You can also use sugar with | |
larger grains or other decorational toppings here. | |
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+ Bake on middle rung at 200 C for about 8-10 minutes, until | |
they are light brown. If the dough was rolled out very thin, | |
they burn very quickly and must be watched closely. | |
Source: "Haarer Kochen und Backen nach Grundrezepten", 4th Edition (1970). |