Italian Butter Cookies
Italian Butter Cookies
5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/8 cups granulated sugar
Zest of 1 lemon
4 egg yolks, well beaten (save whites)
2 cups butter
1 oz whiskey
Mix flour and sugar in large bowl
Make a well in flour mixture
Slice butter and place in well
Sprinkle lemon zest over this
Add whiskey and beaten egg yolks
Start kneading with your hands until you have a large very cohesive ball
This will take a while
When all mixed, roll out to medium thickness
Flour board and rolling pin liberally
Cut with cookie cutters
Beat egg whites until frothy
Brush froth on cookies
Bake until cookies just start to turn golden at the edges (approximately 10 minutes) at 350 deg F
They cook fast, so watch closely
Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar while still hot
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