This is an old family recipe that makes a very delicious cookie.
Ingredients
- ½ cups unsalted butter: 1 piece (softened)
- white sugar: 1 cup
- egg yolks: 2 piece
- water: 2 Tbsp
- ¾ cups all-purpose flour: 3 piece
- pinch salt: 1 piece
- vanilla extract: 1 Tbsp
- egg whites: 2 piece
- water: 2 Tbsp
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the egg yolks, 2 tablespoons water, flour, salt and vanilla. Chill the dough.
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
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Fill the cookie press and shape the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush the top of each cookie with the egg whites mixed with 2 tablespoons of the water. Decorate as desired.
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Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) until the cookies are golden brown on top, about 10 minutes.
