Name: Vanilla Diamond Cookies * (Diamants Vanille)
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: Makes 60
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1¾ sticks (6½ oz./190 g) cultured butter, 82% fat, diced; 1 tsp (4 g) vanilla powder; ½ cup (3½ oz./100 g) sugar; 2 cups (9 oz./250 g) AP flour (see Chef’s Notes); 1 egg yolk; 1 pinch salt; ½ cup (3½ oz./100 g) brown sugar

Preparation info

Makes
60

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

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Ingredients

Cookie dough

1¾ sticks (6½ oz./190 g) cultured butter, 82% fat, diced

Method

To prepare the cookie dough, cream together the butter, sugar, and vanilla powder in the stand mixer on low speed.
Add all the flour and salt and beat until smooth. This should take no longer than 2 minutes: take care not to overmix the dough or it will harden and the cookies will lose their crumbly texture. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for a