Butter shortbread cookies

Butter shortbread cookies

Ingredients:

500 g flour

250 g butter

200 g sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla sugar

Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon

Pinch of cinnamon

1 egg yolk

1.      Combine the flour, butter flakes with the sugar. Make the depression in the center and tip in the eggs, vanilla sugar, grated lemon zest, lemon juice and cinnamon.

2.      Mix all the ingredients with a hand then knead the mixture into a smooth dough.

3.      Leave the dough in a cool place for 1h.

4.      Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.

5.      Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface.

6.      Cut out shapes and place them on baking sheet which have been greased and dusted with flour.

7.      Brush the cookies with egg yolk and bake for approx. 10 minutes until golden brown.

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