Vanilla Sugar Cookies
Vanilla cookies coated in crisp sugar, perfect with tea or coffee, or served alongside vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
Butter (cubed)
115 g
Vanilla superfine sugar
50 g
Egg (beaten)
1
Vanilla extract (a few drops)
a pinch
Cake flour
200 g
Cornstarch
3 tbsp
Egg white
1
Vanilla superfine sugar (for decoration)
1 tbsp
Lump sugar (crushed)
75 g
Instructions
1
Prepare the dough
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Cream the butter and vanilla sugar together in a bowl. Add the egg and vanilla extract. Fold in both flours and mix into a soft but non-sticky dough.
2
Shape
Roll out the dough on a floured work surface. Cut out cookies using a ring or flower-shaped cutter and place them on a non-stick baking sheet. Re-roll the scraps and cut out more cookies until all the dough is used.
3
Decorate
Whisk the egg white in a bowl until foamy. Add the vanilla sugar and mix. Use a pastry brush to coat each cookie with the mixture. Sprinkle with the crushed lump sugar.
4
Bake
Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes, until the glaze begins to brown. Transfer to a cooling rack after removing from the oven.
