cut-out sugar cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 60
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup almond paste, broken into pieces
• 2 cups unsalted butter, chopped and softened
• 1 3/4 cups white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs 10 mins


• beat egg yolks and almond paste together in a bowl using a mixer on medium speed until crumbly, about 2 minutes. add butter, sugar, and salt to almond paste mixture and beat until creamy, about 3 minutes; reduce speed to low and gradually beat in flour just until blended.
• divide dough into 4 pieces and flatten each into a disk on a lightly floured surface. wrap each disk in plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours.
• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• place 1 dough piece on a lightly floured surface and roll into 1/4-inch thickness using a floured rolling pin. cut dough into shapes using floured cookie cutters. arrange cookies 1-inch apart on a large baking sheet. form any remaining scraps into a disk and refrigerate.
• bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool. repeat with remaining dough.