Butter Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 38 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 70
• 250 g flour
• 100 g fine sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon rum
• 1/2 lemon zest
• 200 g unsalted butter, cubed
• 1 egg yolk, to wash

Recipe

• 1 sift flour on counter and make a well.
• 2 add 1 yolk, sugar, rum and the zest of 1/2 lemon into the well.
• 3 mix ingredients in the well.
• 4 add cubed butter on the flour.
• 5 incorporate everything quickly working from the outside in and with as less hand contact as possible (using a knife or a pastry cutter).
• 6 knead swiftly to form a smooth dough.
• 7 wrap in foil and let rest in the fridge for 1/2 hour.
• 8 preheat oven to 190°c.
• 9 lightly grease cookie sheets.
• 10 roll dough thinly (1/2 cm .3/16 inch).
• 11 cut with simple cookie cutter (heart, crescent etc 1 1/2 - 2 inches big).
• 12 put on cookie sheet, spaced 2 inches apart.
• 13 beat remaining yolk and brush cookies.
• 14 bake on middle rack for 8-10 minutes until golden.