Heidesand My Famous Sugar Cookies Recipes

GERMAN SAND COOKIES - HEIDESAND

Steps:

• Beat butter until light and fluffy using an electric mixer.
• Measure out just 125 grams of the granulated sugar and add to the butter, mixing well.
• Using a spoon, stir in the ground nuts, the flour, and 1 envelope of vanilla sugar (if you use the mixer now, you may toughen the dough).
• Form dough into two logs and wrap well in waxed paper; let chill until firm, at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 150 C.
• Have ready baking sheets lined with parchment paper (or greased).
• Slice off rounds of dough, about 1 cm thick, and place onto baking sheets.
• Bake in the center of the oven approximately 20 minutes per batch (they will be fairly light in color when ready).
• While the cookies are baking, mix together the remaining 45 grams of granulated sugar and the remaining envelope of vanilla sugar and place in a bowl.
• When you pull the cookies out of the oven,give them a few seconds to cool enough to handle, then gently drop the warm cookies one at a time into the sugar mixture to coat, then let them cool completely.
• They should be covered in the sugar mixture on all sides.

HEIDESAND (MY FAMOUS SUGAR COOKIES)

Steps:

• Cream butter or margarine and the sugars in a large bowl til fluffy.
• Add egg and vanilla to butter/sugar mixture and blend well.
• In another bowl combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
• Stir flour mixture into butter/sugar mixture til all is incorporated.
• Form dough into 1-inch balls (refrigerate for a few hours first if too soft to handle).
• Roll balls of dough in sugar (either regular granulated sugar or colored sugar as you prefer), place on an ungreased cookie sheet, and flatten.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes, until very lightly brown.

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