Sugar cookies

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    45

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      55 min

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Cookies: Le Cordon Bleu Home Collection

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

  • About

Whether flavoured with almond, vanilla, cinnamon or lemon, these sugar-coated biscuits are always popular. This practical recipe allows you to freeze leftover dough, thus enabling you to produce freshly made biscuits within minutes for unexpected visitors.

Ingredients

  • 200 g ( oz) plain flour
  • pinch of salt

Method

  1. Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder. In a bowl, beat the butter with a wooden spoon or electric beaters until smooth. Add the sugar gradually to the butter, beating continuously until pale and creamy. Pour in the egg, a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the almond essence.
  2. Add the flour to the butter mixture and mix well. C