I love canestrelli, they are super crumbly and melt in your mouth, do you know them? They are those little cookies sold in supermarkets, flower-shaped with lots of powdered sugar. But homemade ones are much better. The peculiarity of canestrelli is that the eggs used in the dough are hard-boiled, or rather only the hard-boiled yolks are used. At first, it seemed strange, but the result is truly amazing. Try them.
Here are some more ideas for delicious cookies to try.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 10
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups butter
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup potato starch
- 3 hard-boiled yolks
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or vanillin)
Tools
- Stand Mixer
- Rolling Pin
- Cookie Cutters for cookies
Steps
In the stand mixer bowl, I poured all the ingredients, including the hard-boiled yolks mashed with a fork.
I worked with the paddle until all the ingredients were combined.
I wrapped it with plastic wrap and let it rest in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
I took the dough and rolled it out with a rolling pin, not too thin.
With the flower-shaped cutter, I made the canestrelli.
I baked for about 15 minutes at 356°F
Once cooled, I dusted with powdered sugar.
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