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French Sables
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French Sablés

French Sablés, with their characteristic sandy texture and melt in your mouth delicious. They're easy to make, and will WOW even your most picky eater!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time13 minutes
Total Time28 minutes
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: French
Servings: 36 French Sables
Calories: 87kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (2 sticks, 8 ounces) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ½ cup (3.5 ounces) granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup (1 ounce) confectioners' sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt, preferably fine sea salt
  • 2 large egg yolks, room temperature
  • 2 cups (10 ounces) all-purpose flour

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone sheet.
  • Beat butter in a large bowl at medium speed until smooth and very creamy. Add the sugars and salt; beat until well blended, about 1 minute. The mixture should be smooth and velvety, not fluffy and airy. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the egg yolks, again beating just until the mixture is homogenous.
  • Add the flour; mix on low speed, just until the flour disappears into the dough and the dough looks uniformly moist. (If most of the flour is incorporated but you've still got some in the bottom of the bowl, use a rubber spatula to work the rest of the flour into the dough.) The dough will not clean the sides of the bowl, nor will it come together in a ball - and it shouldn't. You want to work the dough as little as possible. You're aiming for a soft, moist clumpy dough rather than a smooth dough. Pinch it, and it should feel a little like Play-Doh.
  • Transfer the dough to a pastry bag fitted with a 1M-star tip. Pipe circles or whatever shape is desired onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving 1-inch between the cookies. Bake for 11 to 13 minutes, or until a light brown on the bottom, lightly golden around the edges, and pale on the top. Remove from the oven and let the cookies rest a minute or two before carefully lifting them with a spatula onto a rack to cool to room temperature.
  • Yield: 3 dozen cookies.

Nutrition

Calories: 87kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 33mg | Potassium: 10mg | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 170IU | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.3mg