DIY butter cookies
Difficulty
Easy 👌20
min.
Preparation
10
min.
Baking
0
min.
Resting
Ingredients
| 250 g | flour |
| 100 g | butter |
| 75 g | powdered sugar |
| ¼ tsp | salt |
| ½ tsp | lemon zest |
| 1 | egg |
| flour for dusting | |
| milk for brushing |
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Utensils
- mixing bowl
- plastic wrap
- fine grater
- stand mixer or hand mixer with beaters
- pastry brush
- oven
- cookie cutter
- rolling pin
- baking sheet
- cooling rack
- parchment paper
Nutrition per serving
Cal
63
63
Protein
1 g
1 g
Fat
3 g
3 g
Carb
9 g
9 g
Step 1/3
- 250 g flour
- 100 g butter
- 75 g powdered sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp lemon zest
- 1 egg
- mixing bowl
- plastic wrap
- fine grater
- stand mixer or hand mixer with beaters
Add flour and butter to a bowl and mix until large crumbs form. Add sugar, salt, and lemon zest and stir to combine. Add egg and continue to mix until a smooth dough forms. Wrap dough in plastic foil and refrigerate for approx. 60 min.
Step 2/3
- flour for dusting
- milk for brushing
- pastry brush
- oven
- cookie cutter
- rolling pin
Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Flour working surface and roll out dough until approx. 2-mm/0.1-in. thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut out cookies, then brush them with milk.
Step 3/3
- baking sheet
- cooling rack
- parchment paper
Transfer cookies to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake in the oven at 180°C/350°F for approx. 10 min. Let cool down on a cooling rack before serving. Enjoy!
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