Sables with Lemon Zest

Name: Sables with Lemon Zest
Yield: Makes: 2½ Dozen Cookies
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: ¾ cup sugar; 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature; ½ teaspoon salt; Scant ½ teaspoon lemon zest; 2 egg yolks, at room temperature*; 2 cups all-purpose flour; ¼ cup coarse sugar or sanding sugar, for decorating; ¼ cup coarse sugar or sanding sugar, for decorating

Preparation info

Makes:
2½ Dozen
Cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cookiepedia

By Stacey Adimando

Published 2011

About

Of course these enviable treats are French. (And in France, you’ll see them written as sablés, pronounced sah-blays.) They’re petite but substantial and not too sweet. Nibble off the sugary edges first, then dunk the remaining lemony center in a cup of coffee or milky tea.

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
¾ cup sugar
½ teaspoon

Europe
France
Cookies
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Beat the butter until smooth and creamy. Add the sugar, salt, and lemon zest and mix for another minute, until thoroughly combined. Then mix in the egg yolks.
Gradually add the flour and beat until the dough looks moist. Divide the dough in half and roll each half into an 8-inch log. Wrap logs in parchment paper and refrigerate overnight.