French Butter Cookies from Joy of Baking Recipe

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French Butter Cookies from Joy of Baking
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
2463
Calories
Total time
13
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes).
  2. Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until blended.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
  4. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat just until incorporated. Do not over mix the dough.
  5. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface, knead the dough a few times to bring it together, and then divide the dough in half.
  6. Wrap each half in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm (at least an hour).
  7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) and place rack in the center of the oven.
  8. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
  9. Remove one portion of the dough from the refrigerator and place on a lightly floured work surface. Roll out the dough until it is 1/4 inch (1 cm) thick. Using a lightly floured 2 inch (5 cm) round fluted cookie cutter, cut out the cookies, placing them on the prepared sheet.
  10. Place the baking sheet of cut out cookies in the refrigerator for about 15 -20 minutes to chill the dough.
  11. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the egg with the water for the egg wash. Remove the cookies from the refrigerator and brush the tops with the egg wash.
  12. Then, with the tines of a fork (or I like to use the end of a toothpick), make a crisscross pattern on the top of each cookie.
  13. Bake cookies in the preheated oven for about 12-14 minutes (depending on size of cookie) or until golden brown around the edges.
  14. Cool cookies on wire rack.
  15. Store in an airtight container for up to a week.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2462.68 Kcal (10311 kJ)
Calories from fat 1147.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 127.52g 196%
Cholesterol 677.3mg 226%
Sodium 747.54mg 31%
Potassium 694.2mg 15%
Total Carbs 292.37g 97%
Sugars 100.2g 401%
Dietary Fiber 7.55g 30%
Protein 39.42g 79%
Vitamin A 1.4mg 47%
Iron 4.7mg 26%
Calcium 238.7mg 24%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 399.96 Kcal (1675 kJ)
Calories from fat 186.39 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.71g 196%
Cholesterol 110mg 226%
Sodium 121.41mg 31%
Potassium 112.74mg 15%
Total Carbs 47.48g 97%
Sugars 16.27g 401%
Dietary Fiber 1.23g 30%
Protein 6.4g 79%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 47%
Iron 0.8mg 26%
Calcium 38.8mg 24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 59.1
    Points
  • 68
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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