swedish butter cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 8 eggs
• 2 cups salted butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons almond extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• 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. 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.
• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 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 prepared baking sheet.
• bake in the preheated oven just until the edges begin to brown, 8 to 10 minutes.