Italian Butter Cookies

15m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Bring butter to room temperature to soften and zest the citrus.
  2. 2Whip the softened butter with the citrus zest until light and fluffy.
  3. 3Add powdered sugar and the pinch of salt, whipping until smooth and creamy.
  4. 4Add eggs one at a time and the yolk, mixing well after each addition.
  5. 5Mix in the flour until a soft, pipeable dough forms.
  6. 6Transfer the dough into a piping bag with a star tip.
  7. 7Pipe the dough into playful shapes onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  8. 8Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for about 15 minutes.
  9. 9Cool completely before decorating with melted chocolate, then optionally sprinkle crushed nuts or shredded coconut.

Ingredients

  • 230 g unsalted butter, softened
  • 150 g icing sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 350 g all-purpose flour
  • 1 whole lemon zest
  • 1 whole orange zest
  • pinch salt
  • melted chocolate
  • crushed nuts
  • shredded coconut

Equipment

large bowlelectric mixerpiping bagstar tipbaking sheetparchment paperoven

Tips

  • Ideally, refrigerate the cookies shapes for 20-30 minutes before baking.
  • Add any nuts like almonds or walnuts to some if you like.
  • Cool completely before decorating with melted chocolate, then optionally sprinkle crushed nuts or shredded coconut.
  • Baked until golden and decorated with chocolate and nuts to create this delicious typical biscotti