Carlo’s Sugar Diamonds

Name: Carlo’s Sugar Diamonds
Yield: Makes about 30 cookies
Ingredients: 1½ cup all-purpose flour (6 ounces); 2 tablespoons milk; 1 cup sugar; 1 egg white, lightly beaten Pearl sugar (or substitute granulated sugar); ¼ cup lightly beaten egg (1 large egg plus 1 yolk, or 1 extra-large egg); Pinch of salt; 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened; 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract; Grated zest of 2 oranges; 2 cups cake flour (6 ounces)

Preparation info

Makes about
30
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cookie Lover's Cookie Book

By Richard Sax

Published 1986

About

This vanilla and orange-scented cookie dough comes from my former baking teacher, Carlo Bussetti. It’s a good, all-purpose dough that makes a richly flavored base for bar cookies, or crisp tartlet shells. Make an extra batch; this dough freezes well.

Ingredients

Carlo’s Cookie Dough

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Carlo’s Cookie Dough: Beat the butter in an electric mixer at medium speed until light. Gradually add the sugar; then add the salt and orange zest and cream the mixture until very fluffy. Beat in the egg, milk, and vanilla. Lower the mixer speed and add both flours, mixing just until incorporated, no longer. The dough should be soft, but not sticky. Gather the dou