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    Thimble Cookies


    Source of Recipe


    Gale Gand, Gale Gand's Just A Bite by Gale Gand and Julia Moskin: Clarkson N. Potter Publishers, 2001

    Recipe Introduction


    "Dress up these crisp butter-lemon cookies with different colored sugars. Red, green, silver, and orange are festive choices."

    List of Ingredients




    8 ounces (2 sticks) cool unsalted butter, cut into pieces
    1/2 cup sugar
    2 egg yolks
    1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    1/4 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
    1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
    1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

    Recipe



    Cream the butter and sugar in a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using a hand mixer) until smooth. With the mixer running at low speed, add the remaining ingredients (except the colored sugars) and mix until smooth. Form the dough into 2 disks, wrap them separately in plastic, and chill for at least 1 hour. The recipe can be made up to this point and kept refrigerated for up to 2 days.

    When you're ready to bake, heat the oven to 350 degrees F.

    On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 disk of dough to a little less than 1/4 inch thick. Using a thimble, and dipping it in flour often to keep the cookies from sticking, cut out tiny rounds of dough. Carefully transfer to cookie sheets. Reroll the scraps once and cut out more cookies, then discard the scraps (they will become tough if you keep rerolling them).

    Sprinkle the tops with plain or colored sugars, then press the sugar lightly into the cookie with your thumbs. Bake until light golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.

    Repeat with the remaining cookie dough. Let the cookies cool on wire racks and store them in an airtight container for up to 1 week.


    YIELD: 120-150 Cookies

 

 

 


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