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Butter cookies

4.8/5 (313 reviews)

Mrs. Claus's recipe, to make as a family in the Village kitchen.

  • Total time: 27 min
  • Serves 6
  • Very easy

Ingredients

Number of people: Serves 6

  • 200 g flour
  • 125 g softened butter
  • 60 g sugar
  • 1 packets of vanilla sugar
  • 1 pinches of salt

Preparation stepsTotal time: 27 min

  1. Cream5 min

    Butter and sugars. Count the time from when you start, and only move on once you get the result described.

  2. Flour5 min

    Add the flour and salt without overworking. Count the time from when you start, and only move on once you get the result described.

  3. Shape5 min

    Balls flattened with a fork. Plate at the last minute. Taste for salt, pepper and acidity, then serve right away: a hot dish is served hot, a cold dish is served cold.

  4. Bake12 min

    12 minutes at 170°C, pale golden. Preheat the oven to the temperature given, with the rack in the middle. Only open the door if the recipe says so: the dish is ready when it is golden and the time is up.

Butter cookies, made by Mrs. Claus

Mrs. Claus at the stove

The same Village kitchen, from another angle, for this recipe.

Tips and variations

  • A little orange zest.
  • They go well with tea or hot chocolate.
  • Keep in a tin.
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