Homemade Petits-Beurre Recipe | French Butter Cookies Recipe
A buttery cookie from France! This recipe uses metric measurements. It is best to use a digital kitchen scale rather than converting the measurements into the Imperial system.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 250 g flour
- 3 g baking powder
- 150 g butter room temperature
- 125 g powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 vanilla bean I substituted with 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch salt
Other Ingredients
- 1 egg for brushing
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg with the sugar.
- Add in scraped vanilla bean and a pinch of salt. Whisk.
- In another bowl, sift together flour and baking powder.
- Using a pastry cutter, combine flour and butter.
- Combine egg and flour mixtures together until dough forms
- When the dough is combined, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1-2 hours
- Remove from refrigerator and roll dough out to 1/4″ thick
- Cut the dough with different cutters and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet
- In a small bowl, which 1 egg yolk. Using a pastry brush, brush the egg yolk on the cookie. Let dry. Brush again with the egg and bake in a 350°F oven for 10-15 minutes
- Serve and enjoy with family and friends!
Nutrition
Calories: 68kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 25mgPotassium: 25mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 30IUCalcium: 18mgIron: 1mg
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