French Vanilla Sugar Cookies

A great way to use up a lot of leftover egg yolks. This recipe will give you a sweet, yet savory cookie with a taste reminiscent of old-fashioned vanilla ice cream.

Prepare: 15

Bake: 10

Servings: 3 dozen

Ingredients

2 ¼ cups (338g) flour
1 cup (226g) softened butter
½ cup (113g) brown sugar
5 large (100g) egg yolks
½ cup (100g) white sugar
2 tsp (10mL) vanilla extract
1 tsp (6g) baking soda
1 tsp (5g) salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375F (190C.)
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl.
In large bowl, beat softened butter and sugars until creamy. Beat in the egg yolks, one at a time, and vanilla until smooth. Stir in flour mixture just until blended.
Drop cookie dough by the tablespoon full onto a baking sheet 2" (5cm) apart.
Bake 8-12 minutes or until golden brown on the edges. Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes; remove to wire rack to finish cooling.

Notes

To have a smoother and thinner cookie, lower temperature to 350F (180C) and bake 10 - 14 minutes.

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