Italian Butter Cookies
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Italian Butter Cookies
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Italian butter cookies are soft, melt-in-your-mouth cookies that go perfectly with all things holiday. Serve up these tasty cookies with your next cookie exchange or at a holiday party and see how fast they become a favorite.
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Ingredients
- 10 tablespoons butter
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg separated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups flour
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Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar together.
- Add the salt and mix.
- Separate the egg, set the egg white aside.
- Add the egg yolk and vanilla to the dough. Mix well.
- Fold in the flour. I prefer to do this by hand, it will take a few minutes and the dough will be crumbly but should come together when pressed.
- Shape dough into a log about 12 inches long. Roll tightly in parchment, making sure the dough is pressed together well.
- Twisting the ends of the parchment will help this. Roll the wrapped dough on the counter a few times to ensure it is a smooth log shape.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- After 1 hour, slice into cookies about ¼ inch thick. I get about 32-40 each time I make this.
- Whisk 1 teaspoon water into the egg white to create an egg wash.
- Place cookies on parchment lined baking sheets and brush with reserved egg white.
- Sprinkle tops with turbinado sugar or festive sprinkles.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 14-16 minutes. The edges should be pale golden brown.
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Notes
- Another classic shape is a pretzel shape, refrigerate the dough after shaping and then brush with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar before baking.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
50kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
11mg
(4%)
Sodium
41mg
(2%)
Potassium
6mg
(0%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
95IU
(2%)
Calcium
2mg
(0%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 40cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 50 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 50kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 41mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 6mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 95IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 2mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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