Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 750 g flour
• 500 g butter (softened)
• 250 g powdered sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• grated lemon zest

How to make the butter cookies

1. First, rub the softened butter into the flour and sugar mixture with your fingers. Then add the yolks one by one, and finally, the lemon zest.
2. Bake in the middle of a preheated oven. I usually keep the temperature quite low — about 150°C — because the dough can brown very quickly. Once you see the edges starting to turn golden, take them out, even if the cookies still look pale.
3. If you decide to decorate with fondant, use smooth jam (without fruit chunks) to stick the fondant onto the cookies. Brush a thin layer of jam over the cookie and gently press the fondant cutout on top.
4. If you want to add more decoration, do it while the fondant is still soft. If any small decorations fall off, you can fix them with a drop of water.
5. These cookies are most delicious when sandwiched with jam, and sprinkled with powdered sugar.