Delicious cookies

Name: Delicious cookies
Ingredients: 500 g flour; 150 g sugar; 2 tablespoons lemon zest; 4 egg yolks; 250 g butter; 100 g jam; 20 g powdered sugar

Dessert - Delicious cookies by Octaviana F. - Recipia

Delicious cookies have a tender dough made with butter and egg yolks, and their edges turn golden as they bake. Topped with jam and powdered sugar, they fit right in on a Christmas cookie platter without being too over the top. I finely grate the lemon zest, leaving out the white pith, so there aren’t any long strips in the dough. Prep: 20 minutes. Cook: 24 minutes. Rest: 1 hour. Total time: 1 hour and 44 minutes. Servings: 15. About 295 kcal and 4 g protein per serving.

Ingredients

500 g flour
150 g sugar
2 tablespoons lemon zest
4 egg yolks
250 g butter
100 g jam
20 g powdered sugar

Preparation

1. Put the flour, sugar, lemon zest, egg yolks and butter in a bowl. Knead until you have a smooth dough. 2. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill it for 1 hour. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 200°C. 3. Roll out the dough on your work surface and cut out shapes. 4. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the cookies on it. Add a little jam on top, then bake them in two batches for 12 minutes each, until the edges turn golden. 5. Dust the cookies with powdered sugar.

Notes

I serve them on a small snack plate with black tea or milk. For decorating, choose a thick jam; a very runny one spreads in the oven and can spill over the edges of the cookies. Small shapes brown faster than wide ones, and the thickness of the dough affects the baking time too, so keep an eye on the edges near the end. I choose shapes about 5 cm across, which are easy to move onto the parchment paper. If the dough softens on the board, chill it for another 10 minutes before carrying on. In a sealed container, the cookies keep in the fridge for up to 3 days; straight from the fridge, they’re firmer while the butter is cold.