Ingredients
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- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 pound unsalted butter (at room temp)
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400°.
- With electric or stand mixer, mix flour, salt and powdered sugar together.
- Mix in butter.
- Beat egg, but only use 2 teaspoons of egg in batter
- Add vanilla and blend well.
- Cover and chill for at least 2 hours.
- Roll out chilled dough on floured surface to 1/8" thickness
- Cut out using cookie cutters
- Use balance of egg mixture to brush tops of each cookie.
- Sprinkle with colored sugar (and chopped nuts if you choose).
- Bake for 5 to 7 minutes
- Prep Time: 2 hours 30 mins
- Cook Time: 7 mins
- Category: Cookies
- Cuisine: German American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 cookies
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 11.9 g
- Sodium: 68.6 mg
- Fat: 19.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 33.5 g
- Protein: 3.7 g
- Cholesterol: 67.4 mg
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