Bull's Eye Cookies for the Holidays

Occhi di bue per le festività

INGREDIENTS

  • 150 g butter
  • 125 g caster sugar
  • 1/2 packet vanilla sugar
  • 1/2 tsp grated lemon zest
  • A pinch of salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 300 g plain flour
  • ½ packet baking powder
  • 1 jar apricot preserve (335 g)
  • Icing sugar for dusting

METHOD

  1. Line a baking tray with baking paper and preheat the oven to 180°C (fan-assisted) or 200°C (conventional).
  2. Cream the softened butter with the caster sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the vanilla sugar, lemon zest, and a pinch of salt.
  3. Add the eggs and mix well. Gradually fold in the plain flour, mixed with the baking powder, and knead into a smooth dough.
  4. Cover the dough and leave to rest in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
  5. Roll out the dough to about ½ cm thick. Using a cutter, cut half of the dough into circles with a hole in the centre, and the other half into solid circles.
  6. Place the cookies on the prepared baking tray and bake for about 8 minutes, until they are lightly golden brown. Allow to cool completely.
  7. Spread the solid cookie bases with apricot preserve. Dust the cookies with holes with icing sugar and carefully place them on top of the preserve-covered bases.
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