Ingredients
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- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups butter
- 3 hard-boiled egg yolks
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 raw egg yolks
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 300°F.
- Measure the flour into a large bowl. Cut the butter into small pieces and add them to the flour. Mix the flour and butter until the mixture forms fine crumbs.
- In a separate bowl, mash the hard-boiled egg yolks with the sugar. Stir this mixture into the flour mixture.
- In a separate bowl, blend the raw egg yolks with the vanilla. Stir this mixture into the flour mixture with a fork.
- Press the mixture into a firm ball.
- Roll out the dough. Cut 3- or-4-inch strips and have your child roll them with his hands to make ropes. (or skip the rolling into ropes and just use the strips- that is what we did.)
- Shape the strips/ropes into the letters of your child’s name. Flatten them slightly so they’re about 1/4 inch thick.
- Bake the letters on a baking sheet for 25–30 minutes. Remove from the oven when cookies are just starting to brown on the bottom.
- Cool cookies on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes, then remove to a rack.
- Add icing if desired.