German Butter Cookies - Fraenkisches Butterzeug
"Fraenkisches Butterzeug" are German butter cookies are a delicious treat often made during Christmas time. They have a gold-brown color and a slightly crisp and buttery texture. Their slight taste of lemon and cinnamon, make them an excellent Christmas Cookie. Definitely on the top of my list for the holiday season!
Tools
- 1 Hand Mixer or Stand Mixer
- Parchment Paper
- Plastic Wrap
- 1 Food Scale Recommended for greater accuracy.
- 1 Rolling Pin or a cleaned empty bottle.
- Cookie Cutters or a glass works as well.
Ingredients
Cookie Ingredients
- 100 g butter (room temperature)
- 100 g clarified butter (room temperature)
- 100 g sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 350 g flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest (from an organic lemon)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 egg
For the Garnish
- 100 g sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
The Cookies
- Beat the butter, clarified butter, sugar, and salt using a hand mixer until creamy.100 g butter, 100 g clarified butter, 100 g sugar, 1 pinch salt
- Mix the vanilla extract, cinnamon, lemon zest and egg into the butter-sugar mixture.1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- Lastly, add the sieved flour gradually and continue to mix on medium power. The dough mix will be very crumbly.350 g flour
- Turn off the hand mixer and continue kneading the dough by hand until smooth.
- Wrap the cookie dough in cling foil and chill it in the fridge for about 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 360℉ / 180 ℃. Take the cookie dough out of the fridge and remove the wrap.
- On a clean and lightly floured surface flatten the dough using a rolling pin or empty bottle, roughly 3-5 mm thick..
- Cut the cookies using your favorite cookie cutter and transfer the cut cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Repeat with the remaining dough until all your cookie dough is used up. If the dough gets too sticky, wrap it in cling foil and chill in the fridge for a few minutes for the butter to firm up.
- Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven until the outside corners turn slightly golden.
The Garnish
- Mix 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon with 100g of sugar. Dip the still warm cookies frontside down into the cinnamon sugar and place them on a cooling rack or sheet of parchment paper to continue to cool down.100 g sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Notes
Tip!
Clarified butter can be replaced with regular butter.
NUTRITION FACTS
Calories: 61kcal (3%) | Carbohydrates: 10g (3%) | Protein: 1g (2%) | Fat: 2g (3%) | Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 9mg (3%) | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 12mg | Fiber: 0.2g (1%) | Sugar: 4g (4%) | Vitamin A: 8IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 5mg (1%) | Iron: 0.3mg (2%)
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