Today I want to introduce my Saltarelli: Easy and Quick Bunny Cookies, the perfect solution for anyone looking for a genuine sweet without too many complicated steps.
If you love shortcrust pastry in its purest form and are looking for a fun idea for breakfast or an afternoon snack, you’re in the right place!
Why you’ll love Saltarelli? Only 5 basic ingredients: the ones you already have in the pantry.
No complicated decorations: just the pure taste of crumbly shortcrust pastry.
Super quick to prepare: perfect even for those short on time or who want to bake with kids.
These small shortcrust cookies are not only pretty to look at, but they were designed specifically for dunking. Their texture remains compact and fragrant, making them the ideal companions for a frothy cappuccino or a fragrant tea.
The trick to ensuring your little bunnies keep their shape without “sitting” while baking is all in the rest in the refrigerator. Do not skip this step: it’s what turns a simple dough into the true Saltarelli, defined and irresistible.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Budget-friendly
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Cooking time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: for about 20-25 cookies
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 175.24 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 21.44 (g) of which sugars 7.09 (g)
- Proteins 2.91 (g)
- Fat 9.04 (g) of which saturated 5.70 (g)of which unsaturated 3.22 (g)
- Fibers 0.45 (g)
- Sodium 34.24 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 40 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients — Saltarelli: Easy and Quick Bunny Cookies
- 2 1/2 cups 00 flour (all-purpose)
- 2/3 cup butter (cold, cut into cubes)
- 7/8 cup confectioners' sugar (powdered sugar)
- 1 egg (+ 1 yolk)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or the grated zest of 1 lemon)
- 1 pinch salt
Tools
- Food processor
- Cookie cutter
- Cookie cutter
Steps — Saltarelli: Easy and Quick Bunny Cookies
Ready to make sweetness hop onto your table? Put on your apron and find out below how to make them in just a few minutes!
The dough: In a large bowl (or in a mixer), work the flour with the cold butter until you obtain a sandy mixture. Add the confectioners’ sugar, the whole egg, the yolk, the chosen flavoring and the pinch of salt.
Shaping: quickly knead by hand or with the machine until you obtain a smooth, homogeneous dough ball. Do not overwork it to avoid warming the butter.
Rest (Essential): wrap the dough ball in plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. This will ensure the bunnies don’t lose their shape in the oven.
Rolling: take the dough back and roll it out with a rolling pin on a floured surface to reach a thickness of about 3/16 inch (≈0.2 in).
Cutting: use your bunny-shaped cutter to cut out the cookies. Arrange them spaced apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Baking: bake in a preheated conventional (static) oven at 356°F for 10-12 minutes. The Saltarelli should remain pale on the surface and just golden at the edges.
Cooling: let them cool completely on a wire rack before serving or packaging.
Extra tip:
For a rustic but quick touch, you can sprinkle the Saltarelli with a little granulated sugar before baking: they’ll sparkle without any decoration!-
“And how do you prefer them? Smooth like my Saltarelli or super decorated? Let me know in the comments!”
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