Butter Cookie Recipes - Sicilian Crisps Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup/150 g all purpose/plain flour

• 1 cup/150 g finely ground cornmeal

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 2/3 cup/150 g butter, cut up

• 3/4 cup/150 g granulated sugar

• 3 large egg yolks, lightly beaten

• 1 tbsp Marsala

• Grated zest of 1 orange

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Method:

1. Sift the flour, cornmeal and salt into a large bowl. Use a pastry blender to cut in the butter until the mixture resembles tine crumbs.

2. Stir in the sugar, egg yolks, Marsala, and orange zest to form a stiff dough.

3. Press the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

4. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C/gas 4. Butter two cookie sheets. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 1/4 inch (5 mm).

5. Use a fluted 2-inch (5-cm) cookie cutter to cut out the cookies.

6. Gather the dough scraps, re-roll, and continue cutting out cookies until all the dough is used.

7. Use a spatula to transfer the cookies to the prepared cookie sheets, placing them 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart.

8. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until just golden. Transfer to racks to cool.