Name: Scandinavian Gilded Butter Cookies
Cook time: 12 min
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 large egg yolk; 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; 2-3 teaspoons vodka or water; Gold dust; A few drops of vodka

Scandinavian Gilded Butter Cookies

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The name is no exaggeration. These cookies are actually brushed with gold dust! This dessert is truly like no other you have ever tried.

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Cooking Time12 min

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg yolk
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
2-3 teaspoons vodka or water
Gold dust
A few drops of vodka

Instructions

Cream butter, sugar, salt and egg yolk until smooth. Mix in the flour to make a smooth dough. Form dough into a ball and flatten; wrap in plastic and refrigerate, covered, overnight or for up to four days, so that flavors can develop.
Divide chilled dough into four equal pieces.
On a lightly floured surface, roll one piece of dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into shapes using a 2-inch cookie cutter, or cut into rectangles or squares using a pastry wheel.
Place on baking sheets covered with parchment paper or baking paper. Bake at 350 degrees F until cookies are very lightly browned on the edges, 9 to 12 minutes.
Remove cookies on their paper onto countertop to cool. Mix confectioners' sugar with enough liquid to make a thin glaze.
Brush tops of cookies with the glaze. Mix a very small amount of gold dust (1/8 teaspoon or so), with about 3 drops of vodka. Lightly brown the edges of the cookies with the gold to gild.