🍽️ Butter Cookies: Cut Out and Decorate

Name: Butter Cookies: Cut Out and Decorate
Total time: 57 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 500 g flour (Type 405); 200 g sugar (optional powdered sugar); 1 packet vanilla sugar; 350 g butter (cold); 2 egg yolks (size M); 1 egg (size M); some organic lemon zest (grated); 1 pinch(es) salt; some egg yolk (for brushing); some flour (for rolling)

448 kcal · 57 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

500 g flour (Type 405)
200 g sugar (optional powdered sugar)
1 packet vanilla sugar
350 g butter (cold)
2 egg yolks (size M)
1 egg (size M)
some organic lemon zest (grated)
1 pinch(es) salt
some egg yolk (for brushing)
some flour (for rolling)

Instructions

1. Put the flour into a large bowl.
2. Sprinkle the sugar and the vanilla sugar over it.
3. Press a well into the center of the dry ingredients.
4. Place the butter cubes on the edge of the well.
5. Add the egg yolk and the egg into the well.
6. Add the lemon zest and a pinch of salt.
7. Knead everything quickly with the dough hook or your hands until you have a smooth dough.
8. Place the dough in a covered bowl in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
9. Roll out the dough on a floured surface.
10. Cut out shapes, for example stars or hearts.
11. Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
12. Brush the cookies with egg yolk.
13. Decorate the cookies as you like.
14. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
15. Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

kcal: 448
Protein: 7 g · Fett/Fat: 27 g · Carbs: 66 g