Ruiskakut (cookies)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups rye flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons cold water
• 1/4 cup coarse green sugar crystals
• 1/4 cup coarse sugar crystals

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl in an electric mixer, add softened butter and beat on medium-high for 30 seconds.
• 2 add granulated sugar and beat until well combined with butter, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally.
• 3 beat in rye flour and all-purpose flour on low speed until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• 4 add water, tossing mixtue with a fork until dough is moistened.
• 5 gently knead the dough until a ball forms.
• 6 roll dough out of the mixing bowl onto a lightly floured surface.
• 7 using a rolling pin, roll dough out to 1/8" thickness.
• 8 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 9 using a 3 inch scalloped cookie cutter, cut out dough.
• 10 re-roll scraps and continue to cut with the cookie cutter.
• 11 using a smaller cookie cutter about 1 inch, cut a hole in the center of each cookie.
• 12 re-roll the holes and cut out again.
• 13 place cut out cookies on an ungreased, parchment lined cookie sheet.
• 14 using a fork, pierce each cut out cookie all over.
• 15 sprinkle cookies with a mixture of both green and coarse sugars.
• 16 bake in preheated 350 f oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are firm and begin to brown on the edges.
• 17 carefully transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool.
• 18 store in a container with lid.