Buttery, crispy pressed cookies.
Ingredients
- butter: 1 cup
- white sugar: 0.75 cup
- egg yolks: 3 piece
- almond extract: 1 tsp
- cake flour: 3 cups
- baking powder: 0.5 tsp
- salt: 0.25 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
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Cream together the butter and the sugar. Add the 3 beaten egg yolks and one teaspoon of almond extract. Mix until well blended.
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In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually sift into the butter mixture and stir well.
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Chill until firm (2 - 3 hours).
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Using a cookie press, press out cookies onto a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes.
