German Butter Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375 degrees.
• Mix ingredients wet to dry.
• If you plan on using a cookie press allow dough to sit at room temperature for at least an hour.
• If you plan on rolling the dough and using cookie cutters start right away.
• Bake for 9 minutes.
• Allow the cookies to cool slightly on the pan before transferring to cooling rack.

Steps:

• Mix Flower, sugar, vanilla, butter, lemon peels+ eggs all together to be mixed in food processor beat on high level, approx.
• 3 minutes.
• Knead dough w/yr hands until smooth+ gather dough into a ball.
• Place dough 2 hours in refrigerator for resting.
• Cover w/parchment paper.
• Knead dough thoroughly, form sticks finger sized, place in S-form on baking tray (parchment paper for non sticking), let them go numb in the refrigerator.
• Dip the upper side of formed and numbed Butter-S cookie dough into the egg white and than in coarse sugar.
• Return to the tray.
• Preheat+ cook at 350°F in oven, 8-10 minutes until light-yellow.
• Let stand on bars until cool.
• Store in a can (up to 3-4 weeks) on a cold place w/parchment paper between layers.

Steps:

• Combine 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter, white sugar, vanilla sugar, and egg in a bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Mix flour and baking powder together. Beat into the butter mixture on low speed until dough becomes crumbly. Work dough crumbles with your hands into a smooth dough and place into a sealable container. Refrigerate until chilled, 1 to 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Roll the dough out to 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface and cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets.
• Pick up all the left over dough, press together into a ball, and repeat the rolling and cutting out process until all the dough is used up.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before carefully removing to a wire rack with a knife or thin spatula to cool completely.
• Mix confectioners' sugar and lemon juice until glaze has a smooth and spreadable consistency. Add more lemon juice if you like a thinner glaze. Add food coloring if you like. Brush frosting on cooled cookies and add chocolate sprinkles or sugar sprinkles if desired.