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Canestrelli Delicious Italian Cookies

Canestrelli a wonderfully delicious Italian Cookie, an almost shortbread type cookie but with a crunch, fast and easy. The perfect afternoon tea cookie. 

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
chilling time
2 hrs
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 60 cookies
Calories: 38 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all purpose flour (130 grams)
  • 1/2 cup + 1 1/2 tablespoons powdered sugar (75 grams)
  • Pinch salt
  • 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons corn starch (100 grams)
  • 2/3 cup cold butter cut into pieces* (150 grams)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 hard boiled egg (use just the yolks)
  • zest 1/2 lemon
*I use salted butter if you use unsalted add 1/4 teaspoon of salt.

Instructions

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  1. Place eggs in a pot and cover with cold water, heat until boiling, then remove from heat and let sit 8-10 minutes. Place under cold water. Remove shell when cooled, separate the white from yolk and mash just the yolk part, well with a fork.
  2. In a food processor whisk together flour, sugar, salt, corn starch and zest, then add cold butter and vanilla, pulse a few times to mix, add egg yolks and pulse until almost combined, move to a lightly floured flat surface and knead gently until combined. Wrap in plastic wrap or parchment paper and refrigerate for at least an hour or two or even overnight.
  3. Pre-heat oven to 335° (170° celsius).   Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  4. Remove dough from fridge, on a lightly floured flat surface, start with rolling out half the dough to 1 centimeter thickness and cut with a small to medium size flower cookie cutter, using a straw or any small round hole cutter**, cut a hole in the middle of the flower. Place cut out flowers on prepared cookie sheets and bake for approximately 12 -14 minutes, cookies should not brown. Let cookies rest 5 minutes then move to wire racks to cool,  then dust with powdered sugar. Enjoy!
**I used a small pastry tip.

Nutrition Information

Calories 38kcal (2%) Carbohydrates 4g (1%) Fat 2g (3%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Cholesterol 15mg (5%) Sodium 18mg (1%) Potassium 3mg (0%) Vitamin A 75IU (2%) Calcium 2mg (0%) Iron 0.1mg (1%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 60cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 38

% Daily Value*

Calories 38kcal 2%
Carbohydrates 4g 1%
Fat 2g 3%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 18mg 1%
Potassium 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 75IU 2%
Calcium 2mg 0%
Iron 0.1mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.