Swedish Butter Cookies

Name: Swedish Butter Cookies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Nordic, Scandinavian, European
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons almond extract; 8 eggs; 946 milliliters all-purpose flour; 473 milliliters salted butter, softened; 237 milliliters white sugar

Swedish Butter Cookies might be just the Scandinavian recipe you are searching for. This recipe makes 24 servings with 265 calories, 4g of protein, and 17g of fat each. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up almond extract, sugar, butter, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes.

Instructions

Place the eggs into a saucepan with enough water to cover by 1 inch. Cover the saucepan, and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, remove from the heat and let the eggs stand in the hot water for 15 minutes.

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Pour out the hot water; cool the eggs under cold running water. Peel eggs, separate yolks from whites. Sieve or finely grate yolks. Reserve whites for another use.

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Egg Yolk

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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

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Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in the egg yolks and the almond extract. Slowly mix in the flour, just until incorporated. Use a spritz style cookie maker to press cookies onto prepared baking sheet.

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Almond Extract