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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Eastern European >> Czech

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and smooth. | 2. Separate 3 of the eggs; Beat the 3 egg yolks and the remaining whole egg into the butter-sugar mixture. Set aside the eggs whites. | 3. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add the flour and mix well. Gather the dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 3 hours or overnight. | 4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease baking sheets. | 5. On a lilghtly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out shapes with floured cookie cutters. Transfer cookies to baking sheets. Lightly beat reserved egg whites. Using a pastry brush, glaze the surfaces of the cookies with egg whites. Decorate each with a sprinkling of colored sugar. | 6. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. | 7. Store in tightly covered containers for up to two months in a cool place, or freeze for up to 6 months. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
sugar	1	cup		805.98	201.59599999999998	0.0	0.0
butter	2	cups		2736.0	125.712	85.488	230.4
egg	4			286.0	1.44	25.12	19.02
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
flour	4	cups		2313.12	506.4216	37.604	8.9744
sprinkle			colored	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.