Letterpress cookies
Author: Helen Thomas
Recipe type: Baking
Serves: 8
- 250g/9oz butter softened
- 140g/5oz icing sugar, sifted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg yolk
- 375g/13oz plain all purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
- Beat the butter and sugar together in a large bowl until very pale and fluffy.
- Add the vanilla and egg yolk and mix well.
- Sift in the flour and mix until it forms a firm dough.
- You can work it in with your hands to form a smooth ball.
- Wrap the dough in cling wrap and refrigerate for an hour.
- The batter can be frozen at this stage for later use.
- Preheat oven to 190ºC/375ºF/gas mark 5 and line 2 baking sheets .
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface until it is 3mm thick.
- Cut the biscuits into shapes you like and bake for 10-12mins or until pale golden.
- Transfer to a wire wrack where they can harden.
Recipe by Shades of Cinnamon at https://www.shadesofcinnamon.com/letterpress-cookies-2/
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