Holiday Butter Cookies
Buttery cut-out cookies, ready for a little decoration.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cookies | |
| Confectioners' sugar | 142 g |
| Salted butterAt room temperature. | 255 g |
| Egg yolkLarge. | 1 each |
| Table salt | 0.5 tsp |
| Fiori di Sicilia | 0.25 tsp |
| All-Purpose Flour | 330 g |
| Icing | |
| Confectioners' sugar | 255 g |
| MilkRange: 35–43g. | 35 g |
| Light corn syrup | 39 g |
| Decoration | |
| Coarse sparkling sugarOptional. | 227 g |
| Finish | |
| Natural food coloringOptional; use only as needed. | as needed |
Method
- 1
Beat the cookie butter, sugar, egg and flavourings until smooth, then mix in flour and salt. Divide, flatten and chill at least 2 hours.
- 2
Let the dough soften briefly, roll to 3–5mm and cut shapes.
- 3
Bake on prepared trays at 175°C/350°F for 12–14 minutes, until the edges barely colour. Cool on the trays.
- 4
Mix the icing sugar with milk and syrup to a spreading consistency; decorate only after cooling.